Bill Varble

Bill Varble

  • Class Year:
    1955
  • Induction Year:
    2005

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.

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