Reuben Leonard Berry (July 3, 1934 – April 6, 1998) was an American
coach. He served as the head coach for the
Saskatchewan Roughriders of the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
(CFL) from 1983 to 1984.
A graduate of
Southwest Missouri State University
Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, it is the state's second largest university by enr ...
, Berry's coaching career began as an assistant at
Fort Scott Community Junior College in
Fort Scott, Kansas
Fort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,552. It is named for Gen. Winfield Scott. The city is located south of Kansas City on the Marmaton ...
. In 1964 he moved to
Sterling College, where he remained until March 1966 when he accepted the head coaching job at Fort Scott Community Junior College. Berry's tenure as FSCJC's head coached ended before he coached a single game when three months later he resigned to join the coaching staff at Southwest Missouri State.
From 1969 to 1970, Berry was the head coach at
Missouri Southern State University, where he had an overall record of 4–15–1.
After leaving MSSU, Berry served as the head coach at
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and as the defensive line coach for the
BC Lions.
On August 21, 1983, Berry replaced
Joe Faragalli
Joe Faragalli (April 18, 1929 – April 10, 2006) was a gridiron football player and coach who had most of his success in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Faragalli played Guard (American football), guard at Villanova University from 1950 to ...
as head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders after a 1–5 start. The Roughriders missed the
West Division playoffs in each of Berry's two seasons as head coach and on November 8, 1984, Berry was fired by the Roughriders.
Berry died on April 6, 1998, in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
.
His son,
Todd Berry
Todd Berry (born November 12, 1960) is an American football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, a position he held from the 2010 season until his firing during the 2015 season. Berry ser ...
, is the executive director of the
American Football Coaches Association
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) is an association of over 11,000 American football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "mainta ...
(AFCA).
Head coaching record
College
Professional
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1934 births
1998 deaths
American football quarterbacks
BC Lions coaches
Fort Scott Greyhounds football coaches
Missouri Southern Lions football coaches
Missouri State Bears football coaches
Missouri State Bears football players
Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches
Sterling Warriors football coaches
High school football coaches in Missouri
Missouri State University alumni
People from Lawrence County, Missouri
Sportspeople from Springfield, Illinois