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Curt Gentry
No. 46
Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1937-08-08)August 8, 1937
Waco, Kentucky
Died: October 29, 2022(2022-10-29) (aged 85)
Durham, North Carolina
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 / Round: 17 / Pick: 257
Career history
As player:
As 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
Player stats at NFL.com

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.

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

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
Alabama A&M: 3–8
Lincoln Blue Tigers (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1980)
1980 Lincoln 2–9 0–6 7th
Lincoln: 2–9 0–6
Total: 5–17
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