NEW YORK — Former Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry has been selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, along with 15 other inductees, it was announced today.
DeBerry, who was was 169-109-1 in 23 seasons at the Academy, retired in December 2006. DeBerry had 17 winning seasons and took the Falcons to to 12 bowl games. DeBerry started as an assistant in 1980, then was named head coach in 1984, succeeding Ken Hatfield.
DeBerry was named national coach of the year his first season after the Falcons started 10-0 then finished 12-1 after beating Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
“Congrats to Fisher DeBerry on his election to the College Hall of Fame,” Broncos vice president John Elway said Tuesday on Twitter. “He brought a lot of great football to the Rocky Mountain region.”
Also part of this year’s class are Deion Sanders and former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr. Sanders was an All-American cornerback at Florida State from 1985-88 before going on to a stellar NFL career.
Carr won 75 percent of his games and the 1997 national championship in 13 seasons as Michigan’s coach.
On Monday, it was announced that 1995 Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George from Ohio State was heading for the Hall Fame.
Also picked are Florida receiver Carlos Alvarez, Texas defensive lineman Doug English, Oregon State fullback Bill Enyart, Alabama defensive lineman Marty Lyons, Miami defensive lineman Russell Maryland, Georgia defensive back Jake Scott, Nebraska guard Will Shields, Minnesota quarterback Sandy Stephens, West Virginia linebacker Darryl Talley, Oklahoma halfback Clendon Thomas, Arizona defensive lineman Rob Waldrop, and Michigan State receiver Gene Washington.
Fisher DeBerry, year-by-year record
Year: Overall (Conference). Bowl.
1984: 8-4-0 (4-3). Independence.
1985: 12-1-0 (7-1). Bluebonnet.
1986: 6-5-0 (5-2)
1987: 9-4-0 (6-2). Freedom.
1988: 5-7-0 (3-6)
1989: 8-4-1 (5-1-1). Liberty.
1990: 7-5-0 (3-4). Liberty.
1991: 10-3-0 (6-2). Liberty.
1992: 7-5-0 (4-4). Liberty.
1993: 4-8-0 (1-7)
1994: 8-4-0 (6-2)
1995: 8-5-0 (6-2). Copper.
1996: 6-5-0 (5-3)
1997: 10-3-0 (6-2). Las Vegas.
1998: 12-1-0 (7-1). O’ahu.
1999: 6-5-0 (2-5)
2000: 9-3-0 (5-2). Silicon Valley.
2001: 6-6-0 (3-4)
2002: 8-5-0 (4-3). San Francisco.
2003: 7-5-0 (3-4)
2004: 5-6-0 (3-4)
2005: 4-7-0 (3-5)
2006: 4-8-0 (3-5)
Totals: 169-109-1 (100-73-1). Bowls: 6-6-0.
