Charles Arthur "Yank" Bernier (July 21, 1890 – June 20, 1963) was an

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, and

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player, coach, and college administrator. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1912 to 1916 and again from 1923 to 1938 and at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as

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— from 1917 to 1919, compiling a career

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record of 87–106–18. Bernier was also the head basketball coach at Hampden–Sydney (1912–1917, 1923–1940), Virginia Tech (1917–1920), and the

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(1920–1923), amassing a career

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record of 242–219. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at the

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(1912), Virginia Tech (1918–1920), and Alabama (1921–1923), tallying a career

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record of 67–65–4. Bernier also served as the

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at Alabama from 1920 to 1923. Bernier played football, basketball, and baseball at Hampden–Sydney. He was the first student-athlete to be named captain of all three sports. He also attended VPI and compete in sports there. Bernier is a member of the Hampden–Sydney Sports Hall of Fame. The school's baseball is named after him. He died on June 20, 1963, at his home in

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Head coaching record

Football

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