Harold E. Burry (May 31, 1912 – September 5, 1992) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania from 1952 to 1971, compiling a record of 127–31–5. Burry also coached a number of other sports at Westminster and was the school's athletic director from 1961 to 1977. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1912 New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1992 (aged 80) New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1943 | Ellwood City HS (PA) |
| 1952–1971 | Westminster (PA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 127–31–5 (college football) |
| Tournaments | 2–1–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NAIA Division II (1970) 7 WPC (1958–1964) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1996 (profile) | |
Burry graduated from Westminster College in 1935. He began his coaching career at Ellwood City High School in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, where he was head football coach from 1935 to 1943. Burry returned to Westminster in 1946 to coach soccer, swimming, track, and cross country.[1]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Titans (Independent) (1952–1957) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Westminster | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1953 | Westminster | 8–0 | |||||||
| 1954 | Westminster | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1955 | Westminster | 6–0–1 | |||||||
| 1956 | Westminster | 8–0 | |||||||
| 1957 | Westminster | 4–4 | |||||||
| Westminster Titans (West Penn Conference) (1958–1968) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Westminster | 6–1–1 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1959 | Westminster | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1960 | Westminster | 5–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1961 | Westminster | 6–2 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1962 | Westminster | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Westminster | 5–2–1 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1964 | Westminster | 8–0 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1965 | Westminster | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Westminster | 6–2–1 | 1–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1967 | Westminster | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1968 | Westminster | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Westminster Titans (NAIA / NAIA Division II independent) (1969–1971) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Westminster | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1970 | Westminster | 10–0 | W NAIA Division II Championship | ||||||
| 1971 | Westminster | 8–1–1 | L NAIA Division II Championship | ||||||
| Westminster: | 127–35–1 | 33–7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 127–35–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Harold E. Burry Named Football Coach, Westminster". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. March 14, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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