Gordon Saussy
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Gordon Saussy (February 14, 1872 - ), born in Savannah, Georgia, was the head football coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team for the 1899 season.
Saussy attened and graduated from Cornell University in 1896 and was a star player on the Cornell football team. Saussy was the second Georgia coach with ties to Cornell, the first being Pop Warner. Saussy's record at Georgia was 2-3-1.
After coaching at Georgia, Saussy returned to Savannah, where he practiced law and became Mayor in 1929. He served as mayor until 1931.
His grandson, Kirk Varnedoe, played rugby for 14 years and later became the Director of Painting and Sculpting at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
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- Gordon Saussy excerpt on Rootsweb
- History of the University of Georgia, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca.1949, pp.3461-3463
- Official UGA History of Head Coaches
- Kirk Varnedoe: A Hooligan and a Gentleman
- The Political Graveyard
| Preceded by Glenn Scobey Warner |
Georgia Bulldogs Head Football Coach 1899 |
Succeeded by E. E. Jones |
