David Norman Verry (September 18, 1922 – October 12, 1961) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of California (USC), earning third-team All-America and first-team All-Pacific Coast honors in 1942 as Tackle. Verry played professionally with Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) rom 1946 to 1947. He served as the head football coach at El Camino College in Alondra Park, California from 1952 to 1960, compiling a record of 54–27–2.
 Verry, c. 1948 at USC | |
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| Position: | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 18, 1922 Hanford, California, U.S. |
| Died: | October 12, 1961 (aged 39) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Visalia (Visalia, California) |
| College: | USC |
| NFL draft: | 1943 / round: 2 / pick: 78 (by the Green Bay Packers) |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Verry coached the line at his alma mater, USC, in 1947 and 1948. In 1949, he assisted Marty Arnaga in coaching the football team at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. He joined the staff at El Camino as line coach in 1950 and succeeded Ambrose Schindler as head football coach two years later.[1][2]
Verry died on October 12, 1961, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, after suffering a brain hemorrhage three weeks prior.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| El Camino Warriors (Metropolitan Conference) (1952–1960) | |||||||||
| 1952 | El Camino | 8–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | El Camino | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1954 | El Camino | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L Junior Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1955 | El Camino | 7–1–2 | 5–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1956 | El Camino | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1957 | El Camino | 4–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1958 | El Camino | 3–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1959 | El Camino | 5–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1960 | El Camino | 5–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| El Camino: | 54–27–2 | 38–23–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 54–27–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Norm Verry Joins El Camino Staff As Line Coach". The Gardena Valley News. Gardena, California. June 11, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Snyder, Don (September 9, 1952). "10 New Coaches Take Over Reins of Jaysee Grids". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 3, part IV. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football Coach Norm Verry Dies". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1961. p. 1, part IV. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "All-Time Yearly Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). El Camino College. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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