Rex Berry

American football player (1924–2005)

Rex Berry
Career information
Date of birth	(1924-09-09)September 9, 1924
Place of birth	Moab, Utah, U.S.
Date of death	July 1, 2005(2005-07-01) (aged 80)
Place of death	Provo, Utah, U.S.
Position(s)	CB
US college	Brigham Young University
NFL draft	1951 / Round: 14 / Pick 162
Career history
As player
1951–1956	San Francisco 49ers

Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Charles Rex Berry (September 9, 1924 – July 1, 2005) was a professional American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers (1951–1956). He was a star athlete at Carbon High School (called the Carbon Comet) in Price, Utah in multiple sports and played on several American Legion baseball teams. At BYU he was on both the football and baseball teams. He combined on a 2-0 shutout of Smithfield with Eldon Rachele in state baseball play. He led Helper to the 1940 American Legion state baseball title.

Berry was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in several positions in the Church, including as a bishop and a member of a high council.^[1]