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American football player and coach (1892–1974)

Sylvester Derby
Biographical details
Derby pictured in The Forester 1921, Lake Forest yearbook
Born	(1892-02-13)February 13, 1892 Lemont, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 5, 1974(1974-06-05) (aged 82) Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1913–1914	Illinois

Position(s)	End
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) 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

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Lake Forest Foresters (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (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

References

Russell, Marjorie Marie (1981). "Russell Roots & Branches: The Genealogy of Ira Russell, His Wives Betsey Bickford Deering and Eunice Jerusia Lee, Their Ancestors and Descendants".

External links

Sylvester Derby at Find a Grave

v t e Lake Forest Foresters head football coaches
No coach (1882) No team (1883–1887) No coach (1888–1898) David H. Jackson (1899–1901) Clarence Herschberger (1902–1904) James A. Vaughan (1905–1906) Rolland E. Brumbaugh (1907) Burt E. Kennedy (1908–1913) Ira T. Carrithers (1914) Ralph Thacker (1915) E. J. Mather (1916–1918) Sylvester Derby (1919–1920) Ralph Glaze (1921–1923) Floyd L. Brown (1924–1928) Ira MacIntosh (1929–1932) Ralph Jones (1933–1942) No team (1943–1945) Ralph Jones (1946–1948) John W. Breen (1949–1951) Wally Lemm (1952–1953) Alvin Hanks (1954–1956) Wally Lemm (1957) Nick Wasylik (1958–1965) Mike Dau (1966–1991) Maury Waugh (1992–1994) Randy Moore (1995–1999) Chad Eisele (2000–2004) Brent Becker (2005–2008) Jim Catanzaro (2009– )

Lake Forest Foresters head football coaches

No coach (1882)
No team (1883–1887)
No coach (1888–1898)
David H. Jackson (1899–1901)
Clarence Herschberger (1902–1904)
James A. Vaughan (1905–1906)
Rolland E. Brumbaugh (1907)
Burt E. Kennedy (1908–1913)
Ira T. Carrithers (1914)
Ralph Thacker (1915)
E. J. Mather (1916–1918)
Sylvester Derby (1919–1920)
Ralph Glaze (1921–1923)
Floyd L. Brown (1924–1928)
Ira MacIntosh (1929–1932)
Ralph Jones (1933–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Ralph Jones (1946–1948)
John W. Breen (1949–1951)
Wally Lemm (1952–1953)
Alvin Hanks (1954–1956)
Wally Lemm (1957)
Nick Wasylik (1958–1965)
Mike Dau (1966–1991)
Maury Waugh (1992–1994)
Randy Moore (1995–1999)
Chad Eisele (2000–2004)
Brent Becker (2005–2008)
Jim Catanzaro (2009– )

v t e Lake Forest Foresters men's basketball head coaches
No coach (1904–1905) G. C. Bradstreet (1905–1907) Warner (1907–1908) Burt E. Kennedy (1908–1914) Ira T. Carrithers (1914–1915) Ralph Thacker (1915–1916) No team (1916–1920) Sylvester Derby (1920–1921) Ralph Glaze (1921–1924) Floyd L. Brown (1924–1929) Ira MacIntosh (1929–1932) Bob Cortell (1932–1933) Ralph Jones (1933–1939) Evertt A. Larson (1939–1942) Patterson (1942–1943) No team (1943–1945) Ralph Jones (1945–1946) Ken McAlister (1946–1949) Wally Lemm (1949–1954) Ray Ragelis (1954–1955) John Erickson (1955–1958) Wally Lemm (1958–1959) Dick Triptow (1959–1973) John Nelson (1973–1975) Steve Antrim (1975–1979) Charlie Miller (1979–1990) Norm Goodman (1990–1993) Ed Timm (1993–1995) David Swan (1995–1996) Chris Conger (1996–2014) Ken Davis (2014–2021) Ryan Davis (2021–2024) Matt Griggs (2024– )

Lake Forest Foresters men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1904–1905)
G. C. Bradstreet (1905–1907)
Warner (1907–1908)
Burt E. Kennedy (1908–1914)
Ira T. Carrithers (1914–1915)
Ralph Thacker (1915–1916)
No team (1916–1920)
Sylvester Derby (1920–1921)
Ralph Glaze (1921–1924)
Floyd L. Brown (1924–1929)
Ira MacIntosh (1929–1932)
Bob Cortell (1932–1933)
Ralph Jones (1933–1939)
Evertt A. Larson (1939–1942)
Patterson (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Ralph Jones (1945–1946)
Ken McAlister (1946–1949)
Wally Lemm (1949–1954)
Ray Ragelis (1954–1955)
John Erickson (1955–1958)
Wally Lemm (1958–1959)
Dick Triptow (1959–1973)
John Nelson (1973–1975)
Steve Antrim (1975–1979)
Charlie Miller (1979–1990)
Norm Goodman (1990–1993)
Ed Timm (1993–1995)
David Swan (1995–1996)
Chris Conger (1996–2014)
Ken Davis (2014–2021)
Ryan Davis (2021–2024)
Matt Griggs (2024– )

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens head football coaches
No coach (1889–1895) Ira Pierce (1896) Herbert Rice (1897–1901) Clarence A. Short (1902) Nathan Mannakee (1903–1905) Clarence A. Short (1906) E. Pratt King (1907) William McAvoy (1908–1916) Stan Baumgartner (1917) Milton Aronowitz (1918) Burton Shipley (1919–1920) Sylvester Derby (1921) William McAvoy (1922–1924) Frank M. Forstburg (1925–1926) Joseph J. Rothrock (1927–1928) Gus Ziegler (1929–1930) Charles Rogers (1931–1933) Skip Stahley (1934) Lyal Clark (1935–1937) Stephen Grenda (1938–1939) William D. Murray (1940–1942) No team (1943–1945) William D. Murray (1946–1950) David M. Nelson (1951–1965) Tubby Raymond (1966–2001) K. C. Keeler (2002–2012) Dave Brock (2013–2016) Dennis Dottin-Carter # (2016) Danny Rocco (2017–2021) Ryan Carty (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens head football coaches

No coach (1889–1895)
Ira Pierce (1896)
Herbert Rice (1897–1901)
Clarence A. Short (1902)
Nathan Mannakee (1903–1905)
Clarence A. Short (1906)
E. Pratt King (1907)
William McAvoy (1908–1916)
Stan Baumgartner (1917)
Milton Aronowitz (1918)
Burton Shipley (1919–1920)
Sylvester Derby (1921)
William McAvoy (1922–1924)
Frank M. Forstburg (1925–1926)
Joseph J. Rothrock (1927–1928)
Gus Ziegler (1929–1930)
Charles Rogers (1931–1933)
Skip Stahley (1934)
Lyal Clark (1935–1937)
Stephen Grenda (1938–1939)
William D. Murray (1940–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
William D. Murray (1946–1950)
David M. Nelson (1951–1965)
Tubby Raymond (1966–2001)
K. C. Keeler (2002–2012)
Dave Brock (2013–2016)
Dennis Dottin-Carter # (2016)
Danny Rocco (2017–2021)
Ryan Carty (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e 1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football—national champions
Ralph Chapman George Clark Sylvester Derby Thomas B. Fullerton Perry Graves Bart Macomber Harold Pogue Jack Watson Head coach Robert Zuppke Assistant coach Justa Lindgren

1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football—national champions

Head coach: Robert Zuppke

Assistant coach: Justa Lindgren

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