Fisher DeBerry
James Fisher DeBerry (born June 8, 1938) is a retired American football player. He served as the head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy from 1984 to 2006, compiling a record of 169–109–1. DeBerry led 17 of his 23 Air Force Falcons squads to winning records and captured 12 bowl game bids. Three times his teams won the Western Athletic Conference title. Once in 1985, then in 1995, and again in 1998. DeBerry retired on December 15, 2006 with the most wins and highest winning percentage (.608) in the history of Air Force football. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2011.
Fisher DeBerry
Air Force Falcons
Wofford
Air Force
Fisher DeBerry
1938-06-08
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1999
1985
1970
* AFCA Coach of the Year
* Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
* Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
* 3× WAC Coach of the Year
* State Farm Coach of Distinction
1938-06-08
DeBerry speaks at a press conference before the 2000 Silicon Valley Football Classic.
* 2× WAC regular season
* WAC Mountain Division
* WAC Championship Game
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James Fisher DeBerry (born June 8, 1938) is a retired American football player. He served as the head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy from 1984 to 2006, compiling a record of 169–109–1. DeBerry led 17 of his 23 Air Force Falcons squads to winning records and captured 12 bowl game bids. Three times his teams won the Western Athletic Conference title. Once in 1985, then in 1995, and again in 1998. DeBerry retired on December 15, 2006 with the most wins and highest winning percentage (.608) in the history of Air Force football. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2011.
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Baseball
Football
Air Force
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1980
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1984
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T–2nd
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T–6th
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1998
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Football
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169–109–1 (college football)
6–15 (college baseball)