About Vernon Fewell
Lived 1940 – 2015 (aged 75). Vernon Fewell was an American american football coach.
Vernon Doyle Fewell (June 9, 1940 – September 26, 2015) was an American football and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, in 1978 and Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas, from 1981 to 1987, compiling a career college football coaching record of 31–44–1.
Fewell graduated from Texas Lutheran, where he lettered in football, basketball, and track. He earned a Master of Education degree from Southwest Texas State College—now known as Texas State University—in 1968. Fewell was hired at Sul Ross in 1977 as head track coach and assistant football coach under Paul Pierce. He succeeded Pierce as head football coach after the 1977 season.
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Who was Vernon Fewell?
American football coach
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Vernon Fewell was born on 9 June 1940 in San Antonio.
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Vernon Fewell died on 26 September 2015 in Waco.
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Vernon Fewell was an american football coach.
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Vernon Fewell was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vernon Fewell. https://biography.guide/vernon-fewell/
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