Gordon Saussy (February 14, 1872 – December 12, 1952) was an Americancollege football player and coach and a local politician fromGeorgia. He served as the head coach at theUniversity of Georgia for one season in 1899, compiling a record of 2–3–1. Saussy was theMayor of Savannah, Georgia from 1929 to 1931.

Saussy was born inSavannah, Georgia on February 14, 1872. He led a number of civic organizations, including theGeorgia Salzburger Society. His grandson,Kirk Varnedoe, playedrugby for 14 years and later became the Director of Painting and Sculpting at New York’sMuseum of Modern Art.

Saussy attended and graduated fromCornell University in 1896 and was a star player on theCornell football team. He was the head football coach of theMercer UniversityBears football team in for the 1897 season and theUniversity of GeorgiaBulldogs football team for the 1899 season. He was the second Georgia coach with ties to Cornell, the first beingPop Warner. Saussy's record at Mercer was 0–1 and at Georgia was 2–3–1.

After coaching at Georgia, Saussy returned to Savannah, where he practiced law. He once was aDemocratic member of theGeorgia General Assembly and was electedMayor of Savannah in 1929. He resigned in 1931, successfully ran as a candidate for Ordinary ofChatham County, Georgia and served in that capacity until his death.

Saussy died in December 1952 and was buried atLaurel Grove Cemetery. The religious service was conducted at the Wesley Monumental Methodist Church.^[1]

• History of the University of Georgia, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca.1949, pp.3461-3463
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