RIP Raymond Berry

[DaBruinz]

RIP, Coach Berry.. Condolences to his family .

 

[cupofjoe1962]

I met Raymond Berry the Thursday after we lost to the bears in the superbowl

I was at Dedham Cinema & my girlfriend was buying snacks & I was waiting when Raymond Berry walked in with his wife

His wife was buying the tickets & Raymond must have seen me looking at him, because he walked right up to me, said Hi I am Raymond & he shook my hand. Shortly after that, his wife walked up & he introduced me to his wife.

My girlfriend then walked up & I introduced her to the Berry’s. She asked them if they knew me & they said, they just met me with a smile

I then said…. This is the coach of the Patriots Raymond Berry.

She replied…. You mean Berry the Bears
The Berrys laughed & we walked into the cinema & watched “out of Africa”.

A side note….. that exgirlfriend ended up marrying a guy whose last name was Berry….

 

[Triumph]

Glad that he got to see the Pats dynasty and 6 Lombardi's.

 

[BennyBledsoe]

That 1985 team may have gotten destroyed against the Bears, but they provided some of the most exciting playoff games I have ever watched. I thank whatever fans had the tech and the foresight to preserve those games and upload them to YouTube for posterity.

 

[PATSNUTme]

I met Raymond by accident the year after they went to the SB.
We talked for about a half hour. A little about football but mostly about other things.
Raymond was a genuine good guy. He was as down to earth as you can get. He was very intelligent.
I was so pissed when the Sullivan's fired Raymond.
I'm sad to hear of his passing, but happy that he had a long and full life.
RIP Raymond, I'll never forget our conversation.

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

Unitas to berry at the sideline, ball thrown out of bounds, Berry reaching out catching it and dragging his toes inbounds for a catch. Indefensible. They practiced that play in the dark, Don Shinnick, Colt linebacker and my neighbor told me. The memories of my youth. Now 19 has 82 to throw to in heaven.

God bless…

 

[Boogs]

It's sad to hear this. Raymond Berry actually held me when I was a baby when my parents met him.

 

[FortressX]

RIP Coach.

He didn't "Berry the Bears", but he did thrash the JETE in JETEland with overhyped Gastineau in the playoffs

 

[stephens44]

He was the coach when I became a fan. RIP to a NFL legend

Same.