W. Durant Berry

Walter Durant Berry (September 3, 1870 – July 9, 1953)[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.

W. Durant Berry
Berry pictured in The Cincinnatian 1895, Cincinnati yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1870-09-03)September 3, 1870
Warren, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 9, 1953(1953-07-09) (aged 82)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891–1893Centre
1894–1895Cincinnati
Head coaching record
Overall19–7

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] He died in 1953.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Centre (Independent) (1891–1893)
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.
  4. "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8D-S82P : 5 December 2018), Walter D Berry, 12 Oct 1917; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
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