Curt Gentry (American football)

American football player and coach (1937–2022)

American football player

Curt Gentry

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Personal information

Born:

(1937-08-08)August 8, 1937
Waco, Kentucky, U.S.

Died:

October 29, 2022(2022-10-29) (aged 85)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

185 lb (84 kg)

Career information

High school:

College:

NFL draft:

1966 / round: 17 / pick: 257

Career history

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As a coach:

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	38
Interceptions:	6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Curtis William Gentry (August 8, 1937 – October 29, 2022) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears. Gentry served as the head football coach at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1976 and at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1980.

Gentry died in Durham, North Carolina, on October 29, 2022, at the age of 85.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976)
1976	Alabama A&M	3–8	2–3	5th (Division I)
Alabama A&M:		3–8	2–3
Lincoln Blue Tigers (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1980)
1980	Lincoln	2–9	0–6	7th
Lincoln:		2–9	0–6
Total:		5–17

"Former Bears DB Curtis Gentry passes away". Chicago Bears. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.

v t e Alabama A&M Bulldogs head football coaches
Unknown (1912–1923) Matthew W. Bullock (1924–1926) Shag Harris (1927) Cliff Green (1928–1932) Sticky Jacobs (1933) Porter James (1934–1936) Dwight Fisher (1937–1940) Dyke Smith (1941) George H. Hobson (1942) No team (1943–1944) George H. Hobson (1945–1959) Louis Crews (1960–1975) Curt Gentry (1976) Theophilus Danzy (1977–1978) Ray Greene (1979–1983) Ed Wyche (1984–1985) Ray Greene (1986–1988) George Pugh (1989–1991) Ray Bonner (1991–1993) Reggie Oliver (1994) Kenneth Pettiford (1995–1997) Ron Cooper (1998–2001) Anthony Jones (2002–2013) James Spady (2014–2017) Connell Maynor (2018–2024) Sam Shade (2025– )

v t e Lincoln Blue Tigers head football coaches
G. F. Smith (1898) Romeo West (c. 1905–1915) William B. Jason (1920–1923) Otis Finley (1924) Allen E. Morris (1925) Unknown (1926) George R. Collins (1927–1928) David M. Waters (1929–1931) Eric W. Epps (1932–1934) Ray Kemp (1935–1942) No team (1943) Ray Kemp (1944) David D. Rains (1945–1948) Dwight T. Reed (1949–1972) Leo Lewis (1973–1975) Don Hudson (1976–1979) Curt Gentry (1980) Cal Jones (1981) Clark Frost (1982–1985) John A. Freeman (1986–1987) Jerry McMillan (1988–1989) No team (1990–1999) Jack Bush (2000–2001) Fred Manuel (2002–2004) Lemar Parrish (2005–2008) Nate Cochran (2009–2010) Mike Jones (2011–2016) Lee Johnson # (2016) Steven Smith (2017–2018) Malik Hoskins (2019–2021) Jermaine Gales (2022–2023) Moses Harper (2024– )

v t e Chicago Bears 1966 NFL draft selections
George Rice Charlie Brown Bob Pickens Randy Jackson Doug Buffone Dennis Brewster Franklin McRae Ron Meyer Doug McFalls Fritz Greenlee Bobby Burnett Terry Owens Wayne Page Wayne Becker Mike Buckner Jim Kollman Lynn Senkbeil Curt Gentry Charley Kines Roger Haberer Goldie Sellers

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