George Varnell's story once was stored in bits and pieces of bits of bytes-online mentions found in newspaper articles, on sports websites, and in digitized photo archives of the many universities whose athletic teams he either cursorily or profoundly impacted. Now pulled together, those individual mentions tell the noteworthy story of a silently influential man. This meticulous biography depicts Varnell as a star athlete, groundbreaking Gonzaga University coach, record-setting Rose Bowl referee, renowned Seattle Times sports writer, and dedicated family man whose unheralded life story appeals to sports fans as well as fans of a humble human spirit.