Punk Berryman Explained

Punk Berryman
Birth Date:18 May 1892
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Brasilia, Brazil
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1911–1915
Player Team2:Penn State
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1916
Coach Team2:Gettysburg
Coach Years3:1917
Coach Team3:Lafayette
Coach Years4:1922–1923
Coach Team4:Colgate (assistant)
Coach Years5:1924
Coach Team5:Frankford Yellow Jackets
Coach Years6:1925
Coach Team6:Millville Football & Athletic Club
Coach Years7:1926
Coach Team7:Brooklyn Lions
Coach Sport8:Basketball
Coach Years9:1919–1920
Coach Team9:Iowa State
Overall Record:8–9 (college football)
14–10–1 (NFL)
6–12 (college basketball)
Awards:

Robert Norman "Punk" Berryman (May 18, 1892 – May 18, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He played as a halfback at Pennsylvania State University and was selected as third-team All-American in 1915, his senior year. Berryman served as the head football coach at Gettysburg College in 1916 and at Lafayette College in 1917. He was subsequently an assistant football coach at the University of Iowa and Dickinson College.[1] Berryman served as the head basketball coach at Iowa State University during the 1919–20 season; his team finished the season with an overall record of 6–12, placing seventh in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association with a conference mark of 2–10.[2] In 1922 and 1923 Berryman was an assistant coach at Colgate University under fellow Penn State alumnus, Dick Harlow. In 1924, he coached the Frankford Yellow Jackets, newly enfranchised to the National Football League (NFL), to a record of 11–2–1, good enough for only a third-place finish. The following season, Berryman coached the Millville Football & Athletic Club. In 1926, he coached the Brooklyn Lions to a record of 3–8 in their only season with the NFL.[1] Berryman was born on May 18, 1892.[3] He attended the Northeast Manual Training School in Philadelphia.[4] He died in May 1966.[3]

Head coaching record

NFL

Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won LostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
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192411213rd in NFL
192638014th in NFL
Total 14 10 1

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Maxymuk, John . NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920-2011 . September 11, 2013 . 2012 . . . 978-0-7864-6557-6 . 356–357.
  2. Web site: Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results . . 108 . . September 18, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131114180029/http://www.cyclones.com/pdf9/2534267.pdf?SPSID=46661&SPID=4252&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10700 . November 14, 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Robert Berryman: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record . . . . September 11, 2013.
  4. Book: La Vie 1915 . September 18, 2013 . 1915 . . . 72 .