About Sid Varney
Lived 1927 – 2011 (aged 83). Sid Varney was a head coach.
Harry Eugene "Sid" Varney (December 22, 1927 – November 25, 2011) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Elon University from 1953 until 1959, compiling a record of 24–36–2.
Varney began his coaching career in 1950 when he was hired as head baseball coach and assistant football coach at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. After leading Elon to records of 3–6 in 1958 and 1–9 in 1690, Varney's contract as football coach was not renewed in 1960.
Varney died on November 25, 2011, in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Who was Sid Varney?
American football coach (1927-2011)
When was Sid Varney born?
Sid Varney was born on 22 December 1927.
When did Sid Varney die?
Sid Varney died on 25 November 2011 in Columbia.
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Sid Varney was a head coach.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sid Varney. https://biography.guide/sid-varney/
MLA: "Sid Varney." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sid-varney/.
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