Sylvester Derby | |
Birth Date: | 13 February 1892 |
Birth Place: | Lemont, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1913–1914 |
Player Team2: | Illinois |
Player Positions: | End |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1919–1920 |
Coach Team2: | Lake Forest |
Coach Years3: | 1921 |
Coach Team3: | Delaware |
Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
Coach Years5: | 1920–1921 |
Coach Team5: | Lake Forest |
Overall Record: | 13–10–2 (football) 5–9 (basketball) |
Sylvester Randall Derby (February 13, 1892 – June 5, 1974)[1] was an American college football head coach. He coached for two seasons at Lake Forest College in Illinois where he compiled an 8–6–2 overall record. Derby then moved on to coach the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team in 1921 where he finished 5–4 in one season.