Lindy Berry
| Date of birth | December 21, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Date of death | April 19, 2014 (aged 86) |
| Place of death | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB/KR/PR |
| Uniform number | 43 |
| College | Texas Christian |
| High school | Wichita Falls |
| NFL draft | 1950 / Round: 7 / Pick: 89 |
| Drafted by | San Francisco 49ers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1950–1951 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1950 |
| Awards | 1950 Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy |
| Honors | 1948 All-Southwest Conference 1949 All-America first team 1949 All-Southwest Conference 1950 All-West second team (CFL) |
Lindy Berry (December 21, 1927 – April 19, 2014) was a former American former gridiron football quarterback. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University. Berry was selected in the 1950 NFL Draft, and played professional football for two seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos in what later became the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 1950, he received the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy for the CFL West Division's most valuable player.
Berry attended Wichita Falls High School in Wichita Falls, Texas. While there, he played football under head coach Thurman "Tugboat" Jones. During his junior season in 1944, he led the Coyotes to an 8–3 record and the district championship. Nevertheless, Berry said, "There was this café in town where people went on Saturday mornings to rehash the game from the night before. One morning I heard a couple of guys in there talking about me. One said, 'He will never make it.' I said to myself, 'We'll see.'" As a senior in 1945, Berry led Wichita Falls to an 11–1–1 record. The Coyotes' sole loss was to the eventual state champions, Highland Park High School, which eliminated Wichita Falls in the semifinals.
Berry attended Texas Christian University where he played on the Horned Frogs varsity football team all four seasons. In addition to playing quarterback, he was also TCU's punt and kickoff returner and played safety on defense. His passing duo with end Morris Bailey was nicknamed the "Berry-to-Bailey Battery." Wichita Falls' Times Record News reported an incident that demonstrated Berry was "tough as nails". In one unspecified game against the Texas Longhorns, Berry dropped back in the pocket looking to pass. A Longhorns defender, Errol Fry, dodged a block and sacked Berry. During the tackle, Fry's elbow struck Berry in the face and knocked out two of his front teeth and broke his jaw. Nevertheless, Berry played the following week, while wearing a hockey mask to protect his jaw that had been wired shut.
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