Byron Gentry

American football player (1913–1992)

American football player

Byron GentryNo. 18

Position:| Guard
Personal information
Born:| (1913-10-20)October 20, 1913
Brawley, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:| February 10, 1992(1992-02-10) (aged 78)
Paso Robles, California, U.S.
Career information
College:| USC
Career history

* Pittsburgh Pirates (1937–1939)

Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-Pro (1938)
* 2× Pro Bowl (1938, 1939)
* 2× National champion (1931, 1932)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 25

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Games started:| 24
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Byron Burk Gentry (October 20, 1913 – February 10, 1992)[1] was an American professional football guard[2] in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]

Gentry played college football at the University of Southern California where he was also a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. At USC, he played on the 1931 and 1932 Rose Bowl championship teams.[4] He was a decorated soldier, rising to the rank of Capitan,[5] and serving as an intelligence officer in World War II. He later was a state and national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.[6][7] Gentry's post-football career was in the law and he was city attorney of Pasadena, California for sixteen years. He was also a published writer and poet.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Byron Gentry at Find a Grave
2. ^ Maxymuk, John (March 29, 2005). Uniform Numbers of the NFL: All-Time Rosters, Facts and Figures. McFarland. ISBN 9781476603988.
3. ^ "Byron Gentry: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
4. ^ Shmelter, Richard J. (April 23, 2014). The USC Trojans Football Encyclopedia. McFarland. ISBN 9781476615110.
5. ^ Congress, United States (January 1, 1962). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office.
6. ^ "Past State Commanders Department of California" (PDF). Veterans of Foreign Wars, DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA. March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
7. ^ United States Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. January 1, 1993.
8. ^ Bottoms, Bill (September 1, 1991). The VFW: an illustrated history of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Woodbine House. ISBN 9780933149342.

## External links

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* Byron Gentry at Find a Grave

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1931 USC Trojans football—national champions

* 17 Erny Pinckert
* 30 Johnny Baker
* Garrett Arbelbide
* Dick Barber
* Tay Brown
* Byron Gentry
* Homer Griffith
* Bob McNeish
* Orville Mohler
* Jim Musick
* Aaron Rosenberg
* Gaius Shaver
* Ernie Smith
* Howie Tipton
* Stan Williamson
* Curt Youel

* Head coach: Howard Jones

Assistant coaches
Sam Barry
Aubrey Devine

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1932 USC Trojans football—national champions

* Dick Barber
* Tay Brown
* Cal Clemens
* Byron Gentry
* Homer Griffith
* Bob McNeish
* Orville Mohler
* Aaron Rosenberg
* Ernie Smith
* Howie Tipton
* Cotton Warburton
* Curt Youel

* Head coach: Howard Jones

Assistant coaches
Sam Barry
Aubrey Devine

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* ISNI
* VIAF
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* United States

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