About Vernon K. Irvine
Lived 1871 – 1942 (aged 71). Vernon K. Irvine was an American head coach and american football coach.
Vernon Kremer Irvine (June 24, 1871 – September 4, 1942) was an American college football coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for one season, in 1894, compiling a record of 6–3.
Irvine was born on June 24, 1871 in Bedford, Pennsylvania. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, where he played football as an end, and Princeton University, where he was captain of the "scrub" football team. Irvine was the principal of Butler High School in Butler, Pennsylvania for 36 years, until his retirement in 1934 due to poor health. He moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he died September 4, 1942.
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Who was Vernon K. Irvine?
American football coach (1871–1942)
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Vernon K. Irvine was born on 24 June 1871 in Bedford.
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Vernon K. Irvine died on 4 September 1942 in St. Petersburg.
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Vernon K. Irvine was a head coach and american football coach.
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Vernon K. Irvine was American.
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