Curt Gentry (American football)
American football player and coach (1937–2022)
Curtis William Gentry (August 8, 1937 – October 29, 2022) was an American professional 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.
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