William Lawrence Carberry (March 13, 1885 – January 14, 1973)[1] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota in 1914[2] and at Southern State Normal School—now known as the University of South Dakota–Springfield–in 1923 and from 1926 to 1932. He also served as the head football coach at Northern State Normal School—now known as Northern State University—in Aberdeen, South Dakota from 1933 to 1939 and 1942 to 1945.[3] His brother was Glen Carberry, a former NFL football player and head coach at St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, New York.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1885 Panora, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1974 (aged 88) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1908 | Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Yankton |
| 1923 | Southern Normal |
| 1926–1932 | Southern Normal |
| 1933–1939 | Northern Normal |
| 1942 | Northern State |
| 1945 | Northern State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1928 | Southern State |
| 1933–1955 | Northern State |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Western (1908) | |
References
edit- ^ "William Carberry". Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Gridiron Games Soon Will Start". Mitchell Capital. September 3, 1914. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.