Robert Norman "Punk" Berryman (May 18, 1892 – May 18, 1966) was an

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player and coach. He played as a halfback at Pennsylvania State University and was selected as third-team All-American in 1915, his senior year. Berryman served as the head football coach at

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in 1916 and at

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in 1917. He was subsequently an assistant football coach at the

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and Dickinson College. Berryman served as the head

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coach at

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during the 1919–20 season; his team finished the season with an overall record of 6–12, placing seventh in the

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with a conference mark of 2–10. In 1922 and 1923 Berryman was an assistant coach at Colgate University under fellow Penn State alumnus,

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. In 1924, he coached the

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, newly enfranchised to the

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(NFL), to a record of 11–2–1, good enough for only a third-place finish. The following season, Berryman coached the Millville Football & Athletic Club. In 1926, he coached the

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to a record of 3–8 in their only season with the NFL. Berryman was born on May 18, 1892. He attended the Northeast Manual Training School in

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. He died in May 1966.

Head coaching record

College football

College basketball

NFL

References

External links

Punk Berryman at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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