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Gene Berry

Gene Berry
Biographical details
Born(1891-12-07)December 7, 1891
Cooke County, Texas, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 1968(1968-11-28) (aged 76)
Huntsville, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912–1913Texas
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914–1919Sam Houston Normal
Basketball
1917–1919Sam Houston Normal
Head coaching record
Overall14–15–1 (football)
14–0 (basketball)

Eugene Riley Berry (December 7, 1891 – November 28, 1968) was an American football player and collegiate athletics coach. He is credited with founding the athletic department at Sam Houston State University–then known as Sam Houston Normal Institute–in 1914.[1] He served as the school's head football coach (1914–1917, 1919) and head men's basketball coach (1917–1919).[2]

Berry played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, earning letters in 1912 and 1913.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Sam Houston Normal (Independent) (1914–1919)
1914 Sam Houston Normal 3–2
1915 Sam Houston Normal 5–1–1
1916 Sam Houston Normal 5–2
1917 Sam Houston Normal 1–3
1918 No team—World War I
1919 Sam Houston Normal 0–7
Sam Houston Normal: 14–15–1
Total: 14–15–1

References

  1. ^ "Eugene R. Berry". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2013 Football Roster". Texas Longhorns football. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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