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American football player and collegiate athletics coach

Gene Berry
Biographical details

Born	(1891-12-07)December 7, 1891 Cooke County, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 28, 1968(1968-11-28) (aged 76) Huntsville, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912–1913	Texas

Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914–1919	Sam Houston Normal
Basketball
1917–1919	Sam Houston Normal

Head coaching record
Overall	14–15–1 (football) 14–0 (basketball)

Eugene Riley Berry (December 7, 1891 – November 28, 1968) was an American football player and collegiate athletics coach. He is credited with founding the athletic department at Sam Houston State University–then known as Sam Houston Normal Institute–in 1914. He served as the school's head football coach (1914–1917, 1919) and head men's basketball coach (1917–1919).

Berry played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, earning letters in 1912 and 1913.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Sam Houston Normal (Independent) (1914–1919)
1914	Sam Houston Normal	3–2
1915	Sam Houston Normal	5–1–1
1916	Sam Houston Normal	5–2
1917	Sam Houston Normal	1–3
1918	No team—World War I
1919	Sam Houston Normal	0–7
Sam Houston Normal:		14–15–1
Total:		14–15–1

References

"Eugene R. Berry". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
"Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
"2013 Football Roster". Texas Longhorns football. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

External links

Gene Berry at Find a Grave

v t e Sam Houston Bearkats head football coaches
Sheldon R. Warner (1912–1913) Gene Berry (1914–1917) No team (1918) Gene Berry (1919) Mutt Gee (1920–1922) J. W. Jones (1923–1935) Henry O. Crawford (1936–1937) Puny Wilson (1938–1942) No team (1943–1945) Puny Wilson (1946–1951) Paul Pierce (1952–1967) Tom Page (1968–1971) Allen Boren (1972–1973) Billy Tidwell (1974–1977) Melvin Brown (1978–1981) Ron Randleman (1982–2004) Todd Whitten (2005–2009) Willie Fritz (2010–2013) K. C. Keeler (2014–2024) Brad Cornelsen # (2024) Phil Longo (2025– )
# denotes interim head coach

Sam Houston Bearkats head football coaches

Sheldon R. Warner (1912–1913)
Gene Berry (1914–1917)
No team (1918)
Gene Berry (1919)
Mutt Gee (1920–1922)
J. W. Jones (1923–1935)
Henry O. Crawford (1936–1937)
Puny Wilson (1938–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Puny Wilson (1946–1951)
Paul Pierce (1952–1967)
Tom Page (1968–1971)
Allen Boren (1972–1973)
Billy Tidwell (1974–1977)
Melvin Brown (1978–1981)
Ron Randleman (1982–2004)
Todd Whitten (2005–2009)
Willie Fritz (2010–2013)
K. C. Keeler (2014–2024)
Brad Cornelsen # (2024)
Phil Longo (2025– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball head coaches
Gene Berry (1917–1919) Paul Boynton (1919–1920) John Ashcraft (1920–1922) J. W. Jones (1922–1936) Clyde White (1936–1938) Puny Wilson (1938–1942) No team (1942–1944) Puny Wilson (1944–1945) Jack Williams (1945–1956) Bruce Craig (1956–1964) Archie Porter (1964–1975) Denny Price (1975–1979) Bob Derryberry (1979–1981) Robert McPherson (1981–1986) Steve Tucker (1986–1987) Gary Moss (1987–1988) Jeff Dittman # (1988–1989) Larry Brown (1989–1991) Jerry Hopkins (1991–1998) Bob Marlin (1998–2010) Jason Hooten (2010–2023) Chris Mudge (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball head coaches

Gene Berry (1917–1919)
Paul Boynton (1919–1920)
John Ashcraft (1920–1922)
J. W. Jones (1922–1936)
Clyde White (1936–1938)
Puny Wilson (1938–1942)
No team (1942–1944)
Puny Wilson (1944–1945)
Jack Williams (1945–1956)
Bruce Craig (1956–1964)
Archie Porter (1964–1975)
Denny Price (1975–1979)
Bob Derryberry (1979–1981)
Robert McPherson (1981–1986)
Steve Tucker (1986–1987)
Gary Moss (1987–1988)
Jeff Dittman # (1988–1989)
Larry Brown (1989–1991)
Jerry Hopkins (1991–1998)
Bob Marlin (1998–2010)
Jason Hooten (2010–2023)
Chris Mudge (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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