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Willie Geny

Willie Geny
Vanderbilt Commodores
Position End
Career history
College Vanderbilt (1933–1935)
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-11-14)November 14, 1913
Place of birth Nashville, Tennessee
Date of death December 19, 1999(1999-12-19) (aged 86)
Place of death Nashville, Tennessee
Career highlights and awards
  • All-SEC (1935)
  • Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (1985)

Charles F. "Willie" Geny (November 14, 1913 – December 19, 1999) was a college football and basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was football's Southeastern Conference player of the year in 1935. As captain of the Commodores, he led them to their first defeat of rival Tennessee in nine years. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. He later sold insurance. Geny persuaded Billy Joe Adcock to attend Vanderbilt.



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