Harold Burry

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.

Harold Burry
Biographical details
Born(1912-05-31)May 31, 1912
New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 1992(1992-09-05) (aged 80)
New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1943Ellwood City HS (PA)
1952–1971Westminster (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall127–31–5 (college football)
Tournaments2–1–1 (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

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding 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 6–1–13–11st
1959 Westminster 6–25–01st
1960 Westminster 5–35–01st
1961 Westminster 6–24–11st
1962 Westminster 6–25–01st
1963 Westminster 5–2–12–1T–1st
1964 Westminster 8–03–01st
1965 Westminster 5–32–12nd
1966 Westminster 6–2–11–1–13rd
1967 Westminster 6–22–12nd
1968 Westminster 6–21–12nd
Westminster Titans (NAIA / NAIA Division II independent) (1969–1971)
1969 Westminster 6–2
1970 Westminster 10–0W NAIA Division II Championship
1971 Westminster 8–1–1L NAIA Division II Championship
Westminster: 127–35–133–7–1
Total:127–35–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Harold E. Burry Named Football Coach, Westminster". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. March 14, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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