Northwestern State University Athletics

A 1984 Kodak Coaches and Associated Press Division 1-AA All-American, Berry was the Gulf Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year as the Demons tied for the conference title. He also won the GSC  Male Athlete of the Year honor. Berry was a first-team  All-GSC and All-Louisiana pick as a defensive tackle and was voted by his teammates as the Demons' defensive MVP. Berry made 77 tackles, including 9 for negative yards and a team high 9 quarterback sacks. He blocked a field goal in a 22-0 shutout of Southern Mississippi, a win that ranks among the greatest in school history. Berry anchored a defense which led Division I-AA in scoring defense, allowing just 9.0 points per game. As a sophomore in 1982, he was a first-team All-Louisiana performer at nose guard. Coach Sam Goodwin and staff voted his to the 10 year "All Goodwin Team" honoring the top players in Goodwin's first decade (1983-92) as Northwestern's football coach.