Coach Doyt Perry
Born: 1910 in Village of Hartford in Croton, Ohio
Died: February 10, 1992 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bowling Green.
Family: Wife: Loretta (died, 2015). Children: Judy (died, 2015); David and Doyt
Athletic highlights
Playing career
1929-32: Bowling Green State University
* He was a member of the Falcon football team from 1929-31 (compiling a 13-3-7 record over that span), while also captaining the baseball and basketball teams in 1931-32
Coaching career
1933-42: Clearview High School for varsity football
* Launched the Clippers football program as their first-ever football coach and compiled a 32-9-4 record.
1933-43: Clearview High School for varsity boys basketball
* His basketball teams for the Clippers had a combined record of 161-35.
1937-43: Clearview High School for varsity track and field
* His track program won the 1943 Clearview Class B district and captured seven county championships.
* Individually, Tarver “Cy” Perkins won the 1940 Class B state title for the mile. Frank Wright won the 1942 Class B state long jump after taking second for the same event in ’41.
1943, 1946-50: Upper Arlington High school for varsity football
1951-54: The Ohio State University – backfield coach under Woody Hayes as an assistant along with future Michigan coach Bo Schembechler. Schembechler was also an assistant under Perry at BGSU for one year in 1955.
1954-65: Bowling Green State University for varsity football
Administrative career
1965-70: Bowling Green State University athletic director
1971-73: Florida International University athletic director
Head coaching record
Overall: 77-11-5 (Ranked 3rd all-time with an .855 win percentage, only behind Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy)
Bowls: 0-1 (lost in 1961 Mercy Bowl to Fresno State)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1955: Large college national football championship an Ohio State assistant
1959: Small college national football championship as BGSU coach
5 Mid-American Conference titles: 1956, 1959, 1961-62, 1964
* Took over the reins of a program in 1955 that had completed just one winning season in the previous six, winning only three of 15 games in the previous two seasons
Halls of fame, other honors
1970: BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame
1977: Helms Foundation Hall of Fame for athletic directors
1988: Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
1992: BGSU named football stadium Doyt L. Perry Football Stadium in his honor
Military experience
1944-45: Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II
Education
1928: Hartford High School in Croton, Ohio
1932: Bowling Green State University