Berry Whitaker

American football and basketball coach (1890–1984)

Berry Whitaker

Whitaker c. 1921 at Texas

Biographical details
Born| (1890-10-22)October 22, 1890
Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
Died| January 10, 1984(1984-01-10) (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)

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]

### College football[edit]

Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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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]

Statistics overview  Season  | Team  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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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[edit]

1. ^ a b "History – Intramural Sports for Men". utrecsports.org. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
2. ^ "2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). TexasSports.com. pp. 65–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
3. ^ a b c "Texas Football – All-time Head Coaches". TexasSports.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
4. ^ "Whitaker Fields History". utrecsports.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
5. ^ Weeg, William J. (March 17, 1920). "Whitaker To Succeed Juneau; Will Coach Football Eleven". El Paso Herald. El Paso, Texas. p. 12. Retrieved July 5, 2017 - via Newspapers.com .

## External links[edit]

* Berry Whitaker at Find a Grave

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Texas Longhorns head football coaches

* No coach (1893)
* Reginald DeMerritt Wentworth (1894)
* Frank Crawford (1895)
* Harry Orman Robinson (1896)
* Walter F. Kelly (1897)
* David Farragut Edwards (1898)
* Maurice Gordon Clarke (1899)
* Samuel Huston Thompson (1900–1901)
* J. B. Hart (1902)
* Ralph Hutchinson (1903–1905)
* H. R. Schenker (1906)
* W. E. Metzenthin (1907–1908)
* Dexter W. Draper (1909)
* Billy Wasmund (1910)
* Dave Allerdice (1911–1915)
* Eugene Van Gent (1916)
* William Juneau (1917–1919)
* Berry Whitaker (1920–1922)
* E. J. Stewart (1923–1926)
* Clyde Littlefield (1927–1933)
* Jack Chevigny (1934–1936)
* Dana X. Bible (1937–1946)
* Blair Cherry (1947–1950)
* Ed Price (1951–1956)
* Darrell Royal (1957–1976)
* Fred Akers (1977–1986)
* David McWilliams (1987–1991)
* John Mackovic (1992–1997)
* Mack Brown (1998–2013)
* Charlie Strong (2014–2016)
* Tom Herman (2017–2020)
* Steve Sarkisian (2021– )

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Texas Longhorns men's basketball head coaches

* Magnus Mainland (1905–1907)
* No team (1907–1908)
* W. E. Metzenthin (1908–1911)
* J. Burton Rix (1911–1912)
* Carl Taylor (1912–1913)
* L. Theo Bellmont (1913–1915)
* Roy Henderson (1915–1916)
* Eugene Van Gent (1916–1917)
* Roy Henderson (1917–1919)
* Berry Whitaker (1919–1920)
* L. Theo Bellmont (1920–1922)
* Milton Romney (1922–1923)
* E. J. Stewart (1923–1927)
* Mysterious Walker (1927–1931)
* Ed Olle (1931–1934)
* Marty Karow (1934–1936)
* Jack Gray (1936–1942)
* Bully Gilstrap (1942–1945)
* Jack Gray (1945–1951)
* Slue Hull (1951–1956)
* Marshall Hughes (1956–1959)
* Harold Bradley (1959–1967)
* Leon Black (1967–1976)
* Abe Lemons (1976–1982)
* Bob Weltlich (1982–1988)
* Tom Penders (1988–1998)
* Rick Barnes (1998–2015)
* Shaka Smart (2015–2021)
* Chris Beard (2021–2022)
* Rodney Terry (2022– )

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