Background
Berry grew up in Odessa, Texas, one of six children of Revised Version and Katherine Berry.
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Career
He played football at Permian High School. Berry played college football for the Houston in 1965, 1966 and in 1968. He missed the 1967 season due to injury.
He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round (161st overall) of the 1969 American Federation of Labor-Congress/NFL Common Draft.
In his rookie season of 1970, he was a backup defensive lineman, playing 13 games, most notably the first-ever Bengals-Cleveland Browns matchup in which Berry scooped up a fumble and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. He became a starter in 1970, missing only one start between 1970 and 1973 at left defensive end as part of a formidable line along with Mike Reid, Steve Chomyszak and Ron Carpenter.
In 1974 he played in 13 games, starting one. He was on injured reserve with a broken wrist and did not see action for the Bengals in 1975.
Berry served as defensive captain for six seasons.
In May, 1976, Berry was traded to the Chicago Bears. Berry returned for one more NFL season, his eighth, in 1976 with the Chicago Bears, for whom he played in 12 games, starting two. He was waived by the Bears just prior to the 1977 season.
