W. Durant Berry

W. Durant Berry

Berry pictured in The Cincinnatian 1895, Cincinnati yearbook
Biographical details
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)^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] He died in 1953.^[4]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	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 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on March 5, 2016
3. Grace, Kevin (2003). Cincinnati Hoops. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738532011. 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.