Curt Gentry (American football)

Curtis William Gentry (August 8, 1937 – October 29, 2022) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears. Gentry served as the head football coach at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1976 and at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1980.

Curt Gentry

No. 46
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	(1937-08-08)August 8, 1937 Waco, Kentucky, U.S.
Died:	October 29, 2022(2022-10-29) (aged 85) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Portsmouth (OH)
College:	Maryland Eastern Shore
NFL draft:	1966: 17th round, 257th pick
Career history
As a player:
Chicago Bears (1966–1968)
As a coach:
Holy Cross (1972) Assistant coach Northwestern (1973–1975) Defensive backfield coach Alabama A&M (1976) Head coach North Carolina A&T (1977–1979) Assistant coach Lincoln (1980) Head coach
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 38 Interceptions: 6 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Gentry died in Durham, North Carolina, on October 29, 2022, at the age of 85.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976)
1976	Alabama A&M	3–8	2–3	5th (Division I)
Alabama A&M:		3–8	2–3
Lincoln Blue Tigers (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1980)
1980	Lincoln	2–9	0–6	7th
Lincoln:		2–9	0–6
Total:		5–17