Harold E. Burry (May 31, 1912 – September 5, 1992) was an

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coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania New Wilmington is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, first platted in 1824 and established as a borough on April 9, 1863. The population was 2,097 at the 2020 census. It is home to Westminster College and serves the Old O ...

from 1952 to 1971, compiling a record of 127–31–5. Burry also coached a number of other sports at Westminster and was the school's

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from 1961 to 1977. He was inducted into the

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in 1996. Burry graduated from Westminster College in 1935. He began his coaching career at Ellwood City High School in

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, where he was head football coach from 1935 to 1943. Burry returned to Westminster in 1946 to coach

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, and cross country.

Head coaching record

College football

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