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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1927–2004)}} |
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{{Infobox college coach |
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| Name = Louis A. Ferry |
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| name = Lou Ferry |
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| image = Lou Ferry - 1955 Bowman.jpg |
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| caption = Ferry on a 1955 Bowman football card |
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| Birthplace = |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|12|1}} |
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| birth_place = [[Chester, Pennsylvania]], U.S. |
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| Sport = [[American football|football]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|1|25|1927|12|1}} |
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| death_place = [[Darby, Pennsylvania]], U.S. |
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| player_years1 = 1945–1948 |
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| player_team1 = [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]] |
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| OverallRecord = 20–26–1 |
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| player_years2 = 1949–1950 |
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| player_team2 = [[Green Bay Packers]] |
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| player_years3 = 1951 |
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| player_team3 = [[Chicago Cardinals]] |
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| player_years4 = 1952–1956 |
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| Team = [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]] |
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| player_team4 = [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |
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| Position = [[Tackle (American football)|Tackle]] |
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| player_positions = [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]] |
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| CoachYears = 1960–1969<br>1970–1974<br>1975–2003 |
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| coach_years1 = 1960–1969 |
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| CoachTeams = [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]] (DL/DC)<br>[[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]]<br>[[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]] (assistant) |
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| coach_team1 = [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]] (DL) |
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| coach_years2 = 1970–1973 |
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| coach_team2 = Villanova |
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| coach_years3 = 1974 |
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| coach_team3 = Villanova (DL) |
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| coach_years4 = 1974 |
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| coach_team4 = Villanova (interim HC) |
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| coach_years5 = 1975–1981 |
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| coach_team5 = Villanova (DL) |
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| coach_years6 = 1986–2003 |
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| coach_team6 = Villanova (DL) |
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| overall_record = 20–26–1 |
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'''Louis A. Ferry''' (December 1, 1927 – January 25, 2004) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played professionally in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Green Bay Packers]] for two seasons (1949–1950), one season with the [[Chicago Cardinals]] (1951), and five with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (1952–1956). Ferry served as the head football coach at [[Villanova University]] from 1970 to 1973 and interim head coach for the final three games of the 1974 season, compiling a record of 20–26–1.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Jim Weaver Villanova Coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88569959/lebanon-daily-news/ |newspaper=[[Lebanon Daily News]] |location=[[Lebanon, Pennsylvania]] |agency=[[United Press International]] |date=December 14, 1973 |page=22 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Villanova Coach Out In Conflict |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88569310/the-evening-sun/ |newspaper=The Evening Sun |location=[[Hanover, Pennsylvania]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=November 6, 1974 |page=8 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
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'''Louis A. "Lou" Ferry''' was the head football coach for the [[Villanova University]] [[Villanova Wildcats|Wildcats]] football team from 1970 to 1974.<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1006758F3B854D43&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Obituary]</ref> He compiled a record of 20–26–1. |
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Ferry dies on January 25, 2004, at [[Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital]] in [[Darby, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Downey |first=Sally A. |title=Lou Ferry, 76, Villanova coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88138891/obituary-for-lou-ferry-aged-76/ |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |location=[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |date=January 28, 2004 |page=B10 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
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Ferry played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) after college. He first played for the [[Green Bay Packers]] for two seasons (1949–50), followed by one with the [[Chicago Cardinals]] (1951) and five with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (1952–56). |
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==Head coaching record== |
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==Head coaching record== |
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| name = [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova Wildcats]] |
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| name = [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova Wildcats]] |
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| conf = [[Yankee Conference]] |
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| conf = [[NCAA University Division]] / [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] independent |
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| startyear = 1970 |
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| startyear = 1970 |
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| endyear = 1974 |
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| endyear = 1973 |
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| year = 1970 |
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| year = [[1970 NCAA University Division football season|1970]] |
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| name = Villanova |
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| name = [[1970 Villanova Wildcats football team|Villanova]] |
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| overall = 9–2 |
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| overall = 9–2 |
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| year = 1971 |
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| year = [[1971 NCAA University Division football season|1971]] |
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| name = Villanova |
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| name = [[1971 Villanova Wildcats football team|Villanova]] |
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| overall = 6–4–1 |
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| overall = 6–4–1 |
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| year = 1972 |
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| year = [[1972 NCAA University Division football season|1972]] |
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| name = Villanova |
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| name = [[1972 Villanova Wildcats football team|Villanova]] |
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| overall = 2–9 |
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| overall = 2–9 |
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| year = 1973 |
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| year = [[1973 NCAA Division I football season|1973]] |
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| name = Villanova |
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| name = [[1973 Villanova Wildcats football team|Villanova]] |
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| overall = 3–8 |
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| overall = 3–8 |
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| name = [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova Wildcats]] |
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| conf = [[NCAA Division I|NCAA Division I independent]] |
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| startyear = 1974 |
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| year = 1974 |
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| year = [[1974 NCAA Division I football season|1974]] |
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| name = Villanova |
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| name = [[1974 Villanova Wildcats football team|Villanova]] |
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| overall = 0–3{{#tag:ref|[[Jim Weaver (athletic director)|Jim Weaver]] served as Villanova's head coach for the first eight games of the 1974 season before he was fired. Ferry took over as interim head coach for the final three games. Villanova finished with an overall record of 3–8.|group=n|name=1974season}} |
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| overall = 20–26–1 |
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| overall = 20–26–1 |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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* {{Footballstats |nfl=lou-ferry |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=F/FerrLo20 |rotoworld= }} |
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