Dexter Very

Dexter Very

Very at Penn State
Penn State Nittany Lions
Position	End
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	Penn State (1909–1912)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1889-11-27)November 27, 1889
Place of birth	Fairdale, Pennsylvania
Date of death	September 27, 1980(1980-09-27) (aged 90)
Place of death	State College, Pennsylvania
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
College Football Hall of Fame (1976)

Dexter W. Very (November 27, 1889 – September 27, 1980) was an American college football player the Penn State Nittany Lions football team of Pennsylvania State University. Very started at right end for the Nittany Lions in every game from 1909 to 1912. During that timespan, Penn State was undefeated in 1909, 1911 and 1912, while losing just two games in 1910.

Very was elected as the team's captain in 1911, and helped the Nittany Lions defeat the Penn Quakers, for its first victory over Penn in 18 years. That game he stripped the Quakers' Ray Mercer of the football and running it back for a Penn State touchdown. In 1912, Very scored nine touchdowns in eight games. He never wore a helmet while playing, and was also a member of the school's wrestling program.

After college, he worked as a manufacturer's representative in Pittsburgh and also worked as a football official. He officiated the 1927 Georgia vs. Yale football game. On January 2, 1933, Very officiated the Rose Bowl. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976.