Curt Gentry (American football)
Curtis William Gentry (August 8, 1937 – October 29, 2022) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears. Gentry served as the head football coach at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1976 and at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1980.
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||
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| Born: | August 8, 1937 Waco, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | October 29, 2022 (aged 85) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Portsmouth (OH) | ||||
| College: | Maryland Eastern Shore | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1966 / Round: 17 / Pick: 257 | ||||
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Gentry died in Durham, North Carolina, on October 29, 2022, at the age of 85.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Alabama A&M | 3–8 | 2–3 | 5th (Division I) | |||||
| Alabama A&M: | 3–8 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Lincoln Blue Tigers (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1980) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Lincoln | 2–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Lincoln: | 2–9 | 0–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–17 | ||||||||
References
- "Former Bears DB Curtis Gentry passes away". Chicago Bears. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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