| Reuben Berry | |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Aurora, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1957–1958 |
| Player Team1: | Southwest Missouri State |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1959 |
| Coach Team1: | Pierce City HS (MO) |
| Coach Years2: | 1960–1962 |
| Coach Team2: | Mount Vernon HS (MO) |
| Coach Years3: | 1963 |
| Coach Team3: | Fort Scott (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1964–1965 |
| Coach Team4: | Sterling |
| Coach Years5: | 1966–1968 |
| Coach Team5: | Southwest Missouri State (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1969–1970 |
| Coach Team6: | Missouri Southern |
| Coach Years7: | 1971 |
| Coach Team7: | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (DC) |
| Coach Years8: | 1972–1976 |
| Coach Team8: | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
| Coach Years9: | 1979–1982 |
| Coach Team9: | BC Lions (DL) |
| Coach Years10: | 1983 |
| Coach Team10: | Saskatchewan Roughriders (assistant) |
| Coach Years11: | 1983–1984 |
| Coach Team11: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Overall Record: | 10–15–1 (CFL) 8–29–1 (college) 36–13–1 (junior college) |
Reuben Leonard Berry (July 3, 1934 – April 6, 1998) was an American gridiron football coach. He served as the head coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1983 to 1984.
A graduate of Southwest Missouri State University, Berry's coaching career began as an assistant at Fort Scott Community Junior College in Fort Scott, Kansas.[1] In 1964 he moved to Sterling College, where he remained until March 1966 when he accepted the head coaching job at Fort Scott Community Junior College. Berry's tenure as FSCJC's head coached ended before he coached a single game when three months later he resigned to join the coaching staff at Southwest Missouri State.[2]
From 1969 to 1970, Berry was the head coach at Missouri Southern State University, where he had an overall record of 4–15–1.[3] After leaving MSSU, Berry served as the head coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and as the defensive line coach for the BC Lions.
On August 21, 1983, Berry replaced Joe Faragalli as head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders after a 1–5 start.[4] The Roughriders missed the West Division playoffs in each of Berry's two seasons as head coach and on November 8, 1984, Berry was fired by the Roughriders.[5]
Berry died on April 6, 1998, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[6] His son, Todd Berry, is the executive director of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
| SSK | 1983 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 5th in West | - | - | - | - | |
| SSK | 1984 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 4th in West | - | - | - | - | |
| SSK Total | 10 | 15 | 1 | .404 | - | - | - | - | |||
| CFL Total | 10 | 15 | 1 | .404 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total | 10 | 15 | 1 | .404 | - | - | - | - | |||