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| Birth | 14 November 1913, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 19 December 1999 (aged 86 years) | |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
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Charles F. "Willie" Geny (November 14, 1913 – December 19, 1999) was a college football and basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was football's Southeastern Conference player of the year in 1935. As captain of the Commodores, he led them to their first defeat of rival Tennessee in nine years. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. He later sold insurance. Geny persuaded Billy Joe Adcock to attend Vanderbilt.