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American football coach (1870–1953)

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

Head coaching record
Overall	19–7

Walter Durant Berry (September 3, 1870 – July 9, 1953) was an American college 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. 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. He died in 1953.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
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

W. Durant Berry Biographical Information. Family Search: Mormon Database. Retrieved on March 5, 2016.
W. Durant Berry Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on March 5, 2016
Grace, Kevin (2003). Cincinnati Hoops. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738532011. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
"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.

v t e Centre Colonels head football coaches
Samuel L. McKee (1879–1880) Unknown (1881–1890) W. Durant Berry (1891–1893) Eugene Messler (1894) Richard T. Lowndes (1895) Harry Anderson (1896–1897) Dick Van Winkle (1898) Edgar Tanner (1899) Ralph C. Hamill (1900) Forrest M. Hall (1901) Ed Tutwiler (1902) Harold A. Childs (1903–1904) William E. Johnston (1905–1908) M. B. Banks (1909–1911) Patrick O'Brien (1912–1913) Merle C. Knapp (1914) Orville B. Littick (1915) Robert L. Myers (1917) Charley Moran (1918–1923) Robert L. Myers (1924–1925) Harold Ofstie (1926–1927) Boise Potthoff (1928) Ed Kubale (1929–1937) J. Quinn Decker (1938–1941) Laird Holt (1942) No team (1943–1945) Carl Anderson (1946–1950) William L. Crabtree (1951) T. Briscoe Inman (1952–1956) Joe Brummett (1957–1960) Spencer Holt (1961–1962) T. Briscoe Inman (1963–1965) Steele Harmon (1966–1971) Herb McGuire (1972–1979) Joe McDaniel (1980–1997) Andy Frye (1998– )

Centre Colonels head football coaches

Samuel L. McKee (1879–1880)
Unknown (1881–1890)
W. Durant Berry (1891–1893)
Eugene Messler (1894)
Richard T. Lowndes (1895)
Harry Anderson (1896–1897)
Dick Van Winkle (1898)
Edgar Tanner (1899)
Ralph C. Hamill (1900)
Forrest M. Hall (1901)
Ed Tutwiler (1902)
Harold A. Childs (1903–1904)
William E. Johnston (1905–1908)
M. B. Banks (1909–1911)
Patrick O'Brien (1912–1913)
Merle C. Knapp (1914)
Orville B. Littick (1915)
Robert L. Myers (1917)
Charley Moran (1918–1923)
Robert L. Myers (1924–1925)
Harold Ofstie (1926–1927)
Boise Potthoff (1928)
Ed Kubale (1929–1937)
J. Quinn Decker (1938–1941)
Laird Holt (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Carl Anderson (1946–1950)
William L. Crabtree (1951)
T. Briscoe Inman (1952–1956)
Joe Brummett (1957–1960)
Spencer Holt (1961–1962)
T. Briscoe Inman (1963–1965)
Steele Harmon (1966–1971)
Herb McGuire (1972–1979)
Joe McDaniel (1980–1997)
Andy Frye (1998– )

v t e Cincinnati Bearcats head football coaches
No coach (1885–1893) W. Durant Berry (1894–1895) William Ayres Reynolds (1896) Tom Fennell (1897) Frank Cavanaugh (1898) Daniel A. Reed (1899–1900) Henry S. Pratt (1901) Anthony Chez (1902–1903) Amos Foster (1904–1905) William Foley (1906) No team (1907) Ralph Inott (1908) Robert Burch (1909–1911) Lowell Dana (1912–1913) George Little (1914–1915) Ion Cortright (1916) Frank Marty (1917) Boyd Chambers (1918–1921) George McLaren (1922–1926) George Babcock (1927–1930) Dana M. King (1931–1934) Russ Cohen (1935–1937) Wade Woodworth # (1937) Joseph A. Meyer (1938–1942) No team (1943–1944) Ray Nolting (1945–1948) Sid Gillman (1949–1954) George Blackburn (1955–1960) Chuck Studley (1961–1966) Homer Rice (1967–1968) Ray Callahan (1969–1972) Tony Mason (1973–1976) Ralph Staub (1977–1980) Mike Gottfried (1981–1982) Watson Brown (1983) Dave Currey (1984–1988) Tim Murphy (1989–1993) Rick Minter (1994–2003) Mark Dantonio (2004–2006) Brian Kelly (2006–2009) Jeff Quinn # (2009) Butch Jones (2010–2012) Steve Stripling # (2012) Tommy Tuberville (2013–2016) Luke Fickell (2017–2022) Kerry Coombs # (2022) Scott Satterfield (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Cincinnati Bearcats head football coaches

No coach (1885–1893)
W. Durant Berry (1894–1895)
William Ayres Reynolds (1896)
Tom Fennell (1897)
Frank Cavanaugh (1898)
Daniel A. Reed (1899–1900)
Henry S. Pratt (1901)
Anthony Chez (1902–1903)
Amos Foster (1904–1905)
William Foley (1906)
No team (1907)
Ralph Inott (1908)
Robert Burch (1909–1911)
Lowell Dana (1912–1913)
George Little (1914–1915)
Ion Cortright (1916)
Frank Marty (1917)
Boyd Chambers (1918–1921)
George McLaren (1922–1926)
George Babcock (1927–1930)
Dana M. King (1931–1934)
Russ Cohen (1935–1937)
Wade Woodworth # (1937)
Joseph A. Meyer (1938–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Ray Nolting (1945–1948)
Sid Gillman (1949–1954)
George Blackburn (1955–1960)
Chuck Studley (1961–1966)
Homer Rice (1967–1968)
Ray Callahan (1969–1972)
Tony Mason (1973–1976)
Ralph Staub (1977–1980)
Mike Gottfried (1981–1982)
Watson Brown (1983)
Dave Currey (1984–1988)
Tim Murphy (1989–1993)
Rick Minter (1994–2003)
Mark Dantonio (2004–2006)
Brian Kelly (2006–2009)
Jeff Quinn # (2009)
Butch Jones (2010–2012)
Steve Stripling # (2012)
Tommy Tuberville (2013–2016)
Luke Fickell (2017–2022)
Kerry Coombs # (2022)
Scott Satterfield (2023– )

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