Sylvester Randall Derby (February 13, 1892 – June 5, 1974)[1] was an American college football head coach. He coached for two seasons at Lake Forest College in Illinois where he compiled an 8–6–2 overall record. Derby then moved on to coach the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team in 1921 where he finished 5–4 in one season.

Sylvester Derby
Derby pictured in The Forester 1921, Lake Forest yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1892-02-13)February 13, 1892
Lemont, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 1974(1974-06-05) (aged 82)
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1913–1914Illinois
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919–1920Lake Forest
1921Delaware
Basketball
1920–1921Lake Forest
Head coaching record
Overall13–10–2 (football)
5–9 (basketball)

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Lake Forest Foresters (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1919–1920)
1919 Lake Forest 3–3–2
1920 Lake Forest 5–3
Lake Forest: 8–6–2
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1921)
1921 Delaware 5–4
Delaware: 5–4
Total: 13–10–2

References

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  1. ^ Russell, Marjorie Marie (1981). "Russell Roots & Branches: The Genealogy of Ira Russell, His Wives Betsey Bickford Deering and Eunice Jerusia Lee, Their Ancestors and Descendants".
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