Sylvester Derby

Sylvester Derby
Derby pictured in The Forester 1921, Lake Forest yearbook
Sport(s) Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born (1892-02-13)February 13, 1892
Lemont, Illinois
Died June 5, 1974(1974-06-05) (aged 82)
Kokomo, Indiana
Alma mater University of Illinois
Playing career
Football
1913–1914 Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919–1920 Lake Forest
1921 Delaware
Basketball
1920–1921 Lake Forest
Head coaching record
Overall 13–10–2 (football)
5–9 (basketball)

Sylvester Randall Derby (February 13, 1892 – June 5, 1974)[1] was an American college football head coach. He coached for two seasons at Lake Forest College in Illinois where he compiled an 8–6–2 overall record. Derby then moved on to coach the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team in 1921 where he finished 5–4 in one season.

Head coaching record

Basketball

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Lake Forest Foresters (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919 Lake Forest 3–3–2
1920 Lake Forest 5–3
Lake Forest: 8–6–2
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1921)
1921 Delaware 5–4
Delaware: 5–4
Total:13–10–2

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