Harold Burry

Harold Burry
Biographical details
Born	May 31, 1912; New Castle, Pennsylvania
Died	September 5, 1992 (aged 80); New Castle, Pennsylvania
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1943	Ellwood City HS (PA)
1952–1971	Westminster (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall	127–31–5 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 NAIA Division II (1970)
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1996 (profile)

Harold E. Burry (May 31, 1912 – September 5, 1992) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania from 1952 to 1971, compiling a record of 127–31–5. Burry also coached a number of other sports at Westminster and was the school's athletic director from 1961 to 1977. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Burry graduated from Westminster College in 1935. He began his coaching career at Ellwood City High School in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, where he was head football coach from 1935 to 1943. Burry returned to Westminster in 1946 to coach soccer, swimming, track, and cross country.[1]

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Bowl/playoffs
Westminster Titans () (1952–1971)
1952	Westminster	6–2
1953	Westminster	8–0
1954	Westminster	6–1
1955	Westminster	6–0–1
1956	Westminster	8–0
1957	Westminster	4–4
1958	Westminster	6–1–1
1959	Westminster	6–2
1960	Westminster	5–3
1961	Westminster	6–2
1962	Westminster	6–2
1963	Westminster	5–2–1
1964	Westminster	8–0
1965	Westminster	5–3
1966	Westminster	6–2–1
1967	Westminster	6–2
1968	Westminster	6–2
1969	Westminster	6–2
1970	Westminster	10–0	W NAIA Division II Championship
1971	Westminster	8–1–1
Westminster:		127–35–1
Total:		127–35–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

"Harold E. Burry Named Football Coach, Westminster". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. March 14, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Harold Burry at the College Football Hall of Fame

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[1] "Harold E. Burry Named Football Coach, Westminster". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. March 14, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .