Gerry Demos Collis (June 3, 1930 – January 24, 2024), sometimes spelled Jerry Collis, was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California from 1967 to 1983, compiling a record of 121–49–2. He led his 1976 Bakersfield team to a victory in the Junior Rose Bowl and a junior college national championship. Collis was also the head baseball coach at Bakersfield from 1958 to 1967.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1930 McGill, Nevada, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2024 (aged 93) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1951 | Denver |
| Baseball | |
| 1951–1952 | Denver |
| 1952 | Denver Bears |
| 1952 | Hutchinson Elks |
| 1952 | Billings Mustangs |
| 1956 | Winston-Salem Twins |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) Outfielder, second baseman, third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1957–1966 | Bakersfield (backfield) |
| 1967–1983 | Bakersfield |
| Baseball | |
| 1958–1967 | Bakersfield |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–49–2 (junior college football) |
| Tournaments | Football 1–3 ( California JC large division playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 junior college national (1976) 5 Metropolitan Conference (1967, 1969–1970, 1976, 1981) | |
Collis served as backfield coach for the football team at Bakersfield from 1957 to 1966, before succeednig Ray Newman as head football coach in 1967.[1]
Collis was born on June 3, 1930, in McGill, Nevada.[2] He died on January 24, 2024.[3]
Head coaching record
editJunior college football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Renegades (Metropolitan Conference) (1967–1983) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Bakersfield | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L California JC large division semifinal | ||||
| 1968 | Bakersfield | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1969 | Bakersfield | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L California JC large division semifinal | ||||
| 1970 | Bakersfield | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L California JC large division quarterfinal | ||||
| 1971 | Bakersfield | 7–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1972 | Bakersfield | 3–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Bakersfield | 6–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1974 | Bakersfield | 8–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1975 | Bakersfield | 7–2–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1976 | Bakersfield | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | W Potato Bowl, W Junior Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1977 | Bakersfield | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1978 | Bakersfield | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1979 | Bakersfield | 7–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | W Potato Bowl | ||||
| 1980 | Bakersfield | 5–4–1 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1981 | Bakersfield | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | W Potato Bowl | ||||
| 1982 | Bakersfield | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1983 | Bakersfield | 5–5 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Bakersfield: | 121–49–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 121–49–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Gades Name Gerry Collis Grid Coach". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. Associated Press. February 11, 1967. p. 9A. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Gerry Collis Obituary". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. February 6, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ Ferguson, Alan (January 24, 2024). "Legendary BC coach Gerry Collis dies at 93". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Renegade Football Win/Loss Record by Year". Bakersfield College Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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