Curt Gentry (American football) explained

Curt Gentry
Position:Defensive back
Number:46
Birth Date:1937 8, mf=y
Birth Place:Waco, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:185
High School:Portsmouth (OH)
College:Maryland Eastern Shore
Draftyear:1966
Draftround:17
Draftpick:257
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
  • Holy Cross (1972)
    Assistant coach
  • Northwestern (1973–1975)
    Defensive backfield coach
  • Alabama A&M (1976)
    Head coach
  • North Carolina A&T (1977–1979)
    Assistant coach
  • Lincoln (1980)
    Head coach
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:38
Statlabel2:Interceptions
Statvalue2:6

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.

Gentry died in Durham, North Carolina, on October 29, 2022, at the age of 85.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Former Bears DB Curtis Gentry passes away . 3 November 2022 . Chicago Bears . 3 November 2022.