James Edward Barry (September 18, 1884 – December 23, 1941) was an
American football and
baseball coach. He was the head coach of the
College of William & Mary's
baseball and
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
teams for their respective 1907 seasons.
A native of
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1705, it had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Be ...
, Barry attended the
University of Virginia, where he played football in 1905 as an
end and baseball as a
left fielder. He began coaching the football team at William & Mary in 1906 and assisted
George E. O'Hearn with coaching the
1908 William & Mary Orange and White football team
The 1908 William & Mary Orange and White football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) during the 1909 college football season. Le by first-year head coac ...
.
Head coaching record
Football
References
1884 births
1941 deaths
American football ends
Baseball outfielders
Virginia Cavaliers baseball players
Virginia Cavaliers football players
William & Mary Tribe baseball coaches
William & Mary Tribe football coaches
Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia
Coaches of American football from Virginia
Players of American football from Norfolk, Virginia
Baseball coaches from Virginia
Baseball players from Norfolk, Virginia
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