Doyt Perry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Doyt Perry

American football player and coach, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1910

Place of Birth: Hartford, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1992

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Doyt Perry

  • Doyt L.
  • Perry (January 6, 1910 – February 10, 1992) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
  • He served as head football coach at Bowling Green State University from 1955 to 1964, compiling a record of 77–11–5, and then became the athletic director for the university.
  • During his tenure as coach, Perry led the Bowling Green Falcons to five Mid-American Conference titles and one small college national championship in 1959.
  • One of the most successful coaches in school history, Perry was elected to College Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
  • The team's football stadium, Doyt Perry Stadium, is named in his honor. Before coming to Bowling Green, Perry was a backfield coach at Ohio State University from 1951 to 1954, serving on the same staff as Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler.
  • He coached the 1954 Buckeyes, who won the 1955 Rose Bowl and a national championship.
  • Perry was also the head coach at Upper Arlington High School in Upper Arlington, Ohio in 1943 and from 1946 to 1950.

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