W. Durant Berry

W. Durant Berry
Berry pictured in The Cincinnatian 1895, Cincinnati yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1870-09-03)September 3, 1870
Warren, Massachusetts
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891–1893 Centre
1894–1895 Cincinnati
Head coaching record
Overall 19–7

Walter Durant Berry (September 3, 1870 – unknown)[1] was an American football coach. He was the first head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, serving from 1894 to 1895 and compiling a record of 6–6.[2] Berry later worked as a doctor in New England. In 1903, he married Helen Warren Upham.

Berry had previously been a head football coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1981 to 1893, compiling a record of 13 wins and 1 loss.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Centre Colonels (Independent) (1894–1895)
1891 Centre 4–0
1892 Centre 6–0
1893 Centre 4–1
Centre: 13–1
Cincinnati (Independent) (1894–1895)
1894 Cincinnati 3–3
1895 Cincinnati 3–3
Cincinnati: 6–6
Total:19–7

References

  1. W. Durant Berry Biographical Information. Family Search: Mormon Database. Retrieved on March 5, 2016.
  2. W. Durant Berry. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on March 5, 2016
  3. Grace, Kevin (2003). Cincinnati Hoops. Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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