Bill Varble
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- Class Year:
- 1955
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- Induction Year:
- 2005
Bio
From Hall of Honor press release dated Oct. 25, 2005:
Bill Varble did it all during his Wittenberg career. Despite
working eight-hour night shifts much of each school year to support
not only his educational goals, but his wife and children, Varble
had few peers at the halfback position, earning varsity letters for
football in 1950, '52 and '53. He earned All-Ohio Athletic
Conference honors in 1950 and 1953, and in his final season on the
gridiron, Varble collected team most valuable player honors. He
also played two years of junior varsity basketball, two years of
varsity baseball in 1953 and '54 and even participated in the OAC
track and field championship meet in 1954 after the baseball season
had concluded. After graduating from Wittenberg with a degree in
education, Varble taught and coached at Shelby (Ohio) High School
for 32 years, compiling a 90-29 record as the head football coach
for 12 years. As both a head coach and an assistant in football and
track and field, Varble was part of 23 conference championship
teams at Shelby prior to his recent retirement.