Gerry Collis

Gerry Demos Collis (June 3, 1930 – January 24, 2024), sometimes spelled Jerry Collis, was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California from 1967 to 1983, compiling a record of 121–49–2. He led his 1976 Bakersfield team to a victory in the Junior Rose Bowl and a junior college national championship. Collis was also the head baseball coach at Bakersfield from 1958 to 1967.

Gerry Collis

Biographical details
Born	(1930-06-03)June 3, 1930 McGill, Nevada, U.S.
Died	January 24, 2024(2024-01-24) (aged 93)
Playing career
Football
1949–1951	Denver
Baseball
1951–1952	Denver
1952	Denver Bears
1952	Hutchinson Elks
1952	Billings Mustangs
1956	Winston-Salem Twins
Position(s)	Quarterback (football) Outfielder, second baseman, third baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1957–1966	Bakersfield (backfield)
1967–1983	Bakersfield
Baseball
1958–1967	Bakersfield
Head coaching record
Overall	121–49–2 (junior college football)
Tournaments	Football 1–3 ( California JC large division playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 junior college national (1976) 5 Metropolitan Conference (1967, 1969–1970, 1976, 1981)

Collis served as backfield coach for the football team at Bakersfield from 1957 to 1966, before succeednig Ray Newman as head football coach in 1967.^[1]

Collis was born on June 3, 1930, in McGill, Nevada.^[2] He died on January 24, 2024.^[3]

Head coaching record

Junior college football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bakersfield Renegades (Metropolitan Conference) (1967–1983)
1967	Bakersfield	9–1	7–0	1st	L California JC large division semifinal
1968	Bakersfield	8–1	6–1	2nd
1969	Bakersfield	10–1	6–0	1st	L California JC large division semifinal
1970	Bakersfield	9–1	6–0	1st	L California JC large division quarterfinal
1971	Bakersfield	7–2	4–2	T–2nd
1972	Bakersfield	3–6	2–3	T–3rd
1973	Bakersfield	6–4	2–3	T–4th
1974	Bakersfield	8–2	3–2	3rd
1975	Bakersfield	7–2–1	3–2–1	4th
1976	Bakersfield	11–1	6–0	1st	W Potato Bowl, W Junior Rose Bowl
1977	Bakersfield	7–4	4–2	T–2nd
1978	Bakersfield	6–4	3–3	T–4th
1979	Bakersfield	7–4	3–2	3rd	W Potato Bowl
1980	Bakersfield	5–4–1	2–4	5th
1981	Bakersfield	9–2	6–0	1st	W Potato Bowl
1982	Bakersfield	4–6
1983	Bakersfield	5–5	1–4	5th
Bakersfield:		121–49–2
Total:		121–49–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

^[4]

References

1. "Gades Name Gerry Collis Grid Coach". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. Associated Press. February 11, 1967. p. 9A. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Gerry Collis Obituary". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. February 6, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Legacy.com.
3. Ferguson, Alan (January 24, 2024). "Legendary BC coach Gerry Collis dies at 93". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
4. "Renegade Football Win/Loss Record by Year". Bakersfield College Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)