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

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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.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
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

^ 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".

External links

Sylvester Derby at Find a Grave

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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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+| birth_place = [[Lemont, Illinois]], U.S.
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+| death_place = [[Kokomo, Indiana]], U.S.
-| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|6|5|1892|2|13}}
+| alma_mater =
-| death_place = [[Kokomo, Indiana]]
+| player_sport1 = Football
-| alma_mater = [[University of Illinois]]
-| player_years1 = 1913–1914
+| player_years2 = 1913–1914
-| player_team1 = [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
+| player_team2 = [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
+| player_positions = [[End (gridiron football)|End]]
-| coach_years1 = 1919–1920
+| coach_sport1 = Football
-| coach_team1 = [[Lake Forest Foresters football|Lake Forest]]
-| coach_years2 = 1921
+| coach_years2 = 1919–1920
-| coach_team2 = [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football|Delaware]]
+| coach_team2 = [[Lake Forest Foresters football|Lake Forest]]
+| coach_years3 = 1921
-| overall_record = 13–10–2
+| coach_team3 = [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football|Delaware]]
+| coach_sport4 = Basketball
+| coach_years5 = 1920–1921
+| coach_team5 = [[Lake Forest Foresters men's basketball|Lake Forest]]
+| overall_record = 13–10–2 (football)<br>5–9 (basketball)
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-'''Sylvester Randall Derby''' (February 13, 1892&nbsp;– June 5, 1974) 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 Randall Derby''' (February 13, 1892&nbsp;– June 5, 1974)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0VYbAQAAMAAJ&q=%22sylvester+randall+derby%22|title=Russell Roots & Branches: The Genealogy of Ira Russell, His Wives Betsey Bickford Deering and Eunice Jerusia Lee, Their Ancestors and Descendants|last1=Russell|first1=Marjorie Marie|year=1981}}</ref> 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.
 ==Head coaching record==
+===Football===
 {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
 {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
  | name      = [[Lake Forest Foresters football|Lake Forest Foresters]]
+ | conf      = [[Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
- | conf      = Independent
  | startyear = 1919
  | endyear   = 1920
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  | championship =
  | year         = [[1921 college football season|1921]]
- | name         = Delaware
+ | name         = [[1921 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team|Delaware]]
  | overall      = 5–4
  | conference   =
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 {{CFB Yearly Record End
  | overall  = 13–10–2
- | bcs      = no
+ | bowls    = no
  | poll     = no
  | polltype =
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+* {{Find a Grave}}
 {{Lake Forest Foresters football coach navbox}}
+{{Lake Forest Foresters men's basketball coach navbox}}
 {{Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football coach navbox}}
 {{1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football navbox}}
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 [[Category:1892 births]]
 [[Category:1974 deaths]]
+[[Category:American football ends]]
+[[Category:Basketball coaches from Illinois]]
 [[Category:College men's basketball head coaches in the United States]]
 [[Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football coaches]]
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 [[Category:Lake Forest Foresters men's basketball coaches]]
 [[Category:People from Lemont, Illinois]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Cook County, Illinois]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from DuPage County, Illinois]]