George Stoddard Whitney (March 2, 1878 â May 5, 1956) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in 1902, at from 1903 to 1904, and at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic ArtsâÂÂNorth Carolina State UniversityâÂÂin 1905, and at the University of Georgia from 1906 to 1907, compiling a career head coaching record of 24âÂÂ19âÂÂ3. Whitney played football as a tackle at Cornell University. He died at his home in Schenectady, New York on May 5, 1956.