Berry Whitaker
| File:WhittakerBM.png Whitaker c. 1921 at Texas | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 22, 1890 Anderson, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1984 (aged 93) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1913 | Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1916 | Stephen F. Austin HS (TX) |
| 1919 | Texas (assistant) |
| 1920–1922 | Texas |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1920 | Texas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–3–1 (college football) 10–6 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 SWC (1920) | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Berry M. Whitaker (October 22, 1890 – January 10, 1984) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He also organized one of the nation's first university intramural programs at The University of Texas at Austin.[1] Whitaker served as the school's football head coach from 1920 to 1922 and as its basketball head coach for the 1920 season.[2][3] Whitaker retired from coaching after the 1922 season, citing the physical toll that the stress of defeats took on him and also his desire to return to the work he most enjoyed—directing the university's intramural sports program, which he would do until 1960.[3][4] The UT intramural fields were named in Whitaker's honor following their relocation and expansion in 1967.[1] Whitaker was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1977.[3]
A native of Anderson, Indiana, Whitaker played college football at Indiana University Bloomington.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]College football
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Longhorns (Southwest Conference) (1920–1922) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Texas | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1921 | Texas | 6–1–1 | 1–0–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1922 | Texas | 7–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Texas: | 22–3–1 | 8–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–3–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
College basketball
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Longhorns (Southwest Conference) (1920) | |||||||||
| 1919–20 | Texas | 10–6 | 4–6 | 3rd | |||||
| Texas: | 10–6 (.625) | 4–6 (.400) | |||||||
| Total: | 10–6 (.625) | ||||||||
References
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External links
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- 1890 births
- 1984 deaths
- Basketball coaches from Indiana
- Indiana Hoosiers football players
- Texas Longhorns football coaches
- Texas Longhorns men's basketball coaches
- High school football coaches in Texas
- Sportspeople from Anderson, Indiana
- Players of American football from Indiana
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1920s stubs
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