John Henry Neff

Background

Neff, John Henry was born on September 12, 1887 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Son of John Henry and Brownie (Morrison) Neff.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia, 1907, Doctor of Medicine 1910.

Career

In 1909, he served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia, where he compiled a 7–1 record, where his team outscored opponents 155–11. From 1910 to 1911, he coached at the University of South Carolina, where he compiled a 5–8–2 record. His overall record as a college football coach stands at 12–9–2.

Neff was also the athletic director at South Carolina from 1910 to 1911.

While attending the University of Virginia, Neff captained the 1907 football team After obtaining his Doctor of Medicine in 1910, Neff worked at the University of Virginia Hospital first as an intern and surgeon and then later as professor of urology.

Achievements

• John Henry Neff has been listed as a noteworthy urologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

He was also a member of the Southern Surgical Association, for which he served as vice president from 1934 until his death in 1938.

Connections

Married Harriet Louise Fitzgerald, June 1, 1916. Children: Mary Elizabeth, John Henry, George Fitzgerald.

Father:

John Henry Neff

Mother:

Brownie (Morrison) Neff

Spouse:

Harriet Louise Fitzgerald

child:

Mary Elizabeth Neff

child:

George Fitzgerald Neff

child:

John Henry Neff