17 Facts About Fisher DeBerry

James Fisher DeBerry was born on June 8,1938 and is a retired American football player.

Fisher DeBerry was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2011.

In high school, Fisher DeBerry was a four-sport varsity letter winner, lettering five times in baseball, three times each in football and basketball and twice in track.

Fisher DeBerry was an all-state selection in baseball and football.

Fisher DeBerry graduated in 1960 from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he lettered in football and baseball.

Fisher DeBerry was active in the Kappa Sigma fraternity while in college.

Fisher DeBerry coached the Falcons to three Western Athletic Conference championships: 1985,1995, and 1998.

Fisher DeBerry's Falcons dominated the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy series contested yearly with arch rival military academies Army and Navy.

However, Fisher DeBerry lost the AF-Navy game and, subsequently, the CIC trophy each of his last four years at Air Force.

Fisher DeBerry was named WAC "Coach of the Year" three times in his career, and in 1985, won the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award as NCAA college football's coach of the year.

Fisher DeBerry was awarded the State Farm Coach of Distinction award in 2001, and was inducted into the South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

Fisher DeBerry received an honorary doctorate of humanities from Wofford during its graduation ceremony in 2003.

In 1996, Fisher DeBerry served as president of the American Football Coaches Association, and is currently the chairman of the AFCA ethics committee.

Fisher DeBerry was honored by the Independence Bowl as a member of its Hall of Fame.

In 2005, Fisher DeBerry was honored with induction into the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame.

Coach Fisher DeBerry gives motivational speeches to religious and corporate groups, and LuAnn is a volunteer with the Ronald McDonald House and the American Cancer Society.

Fisher DeBerry has strong ties to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was inducted into the organization's Hall of Champions in 2005.