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Coach DeBerry was one of the game’s most respected coaches for his efforts off the field as well. In 1996, he served as President of the 10,000 member American Football Coaches Association and also served time as chairman of the AFCA Ethics Committee. In 2001, Coach DeBerry received the State Farm Coach of Distinction Award, in recognition of his football success, example as a role model to his players and service to his community. A native of Cheraw, S.C., he is a member of the South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and Wofford College Hall of Fame.<\/h5>\n

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More important than his lengthy list of coaching accomplishments, Coach DeBerry has been active in church, charity and community affairs. He has been active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and in 2004 was inducted into its Hall of Champions. He and his wife LuAnn have assisted fund-raising efforts for the Ronald McDonald House, American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, March of Dimes, Salvation Army and the American Heart Association. In 2004, they established the Fisher DeBerry Foundation, which exists to provide children of single parent homes with life-changing opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have, such as sports camps and other activities.
\n“Fisher DeBerry is the guy who taught me that you can treat kids like they’re your own.” Jim Grobe current Baylor University Head Coach and assistant under Fisher DeBerry at Air Force.<\/h5>\n

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DeBerry was a successful option coach at Wofford, Appalachian State, and as an Air Force assistant, but he takes the offense to the next level by \u201cbreaking the Wishbone\u201d and flexing his slotbacks out wide, near the tackles.
\nDeemed the Flexbone, this forces defenses to defend more of the field horizontally, which would inspire much of the modern spread offense. Air Force\u2019s Flexbone carries the Falcons as high as fifth in the AP poll over two highly successful decades.
\nEventual national champ and spread innovator Urban Meyer will be among those reaching out to DeBerry for advice.<\/p>\n

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McCartney struggles in his first three seasons at Colorado, going 7-25-1 while trying to be something of a \u201cBYU of the Big Eight\u201d by throwing constantly. Coordinator Gerry DiNardo would say \u201cthey were absolutely desperate,\u201d and McCartney calls DeBerry, among others, for advice.
\nThe early Wishbone installation doesn\u2019t go well. From Tim Layden\u2019s \u201cBlood, Sweat and Chalk\u201d:
\nDiNardo met with DeBerry, [Arkansas head coach Ken] Hatfield and [Arkansas State head coach Larry] Lacewell in the winter of 1985 and installed the option at spring practice. He took the practice tape to Lacewell to view during a national coaches\u2019 convention. When DiNardo walked out of the room with his tape, Lacewell said to his fellow coaches, \u201cI feel bad. They\u2019ll be lucky to win a game.\u201d The transition was comically painful. DiNardo recalls a preseason gathering in Denver with a booster club. One of the gentlemen in the audience stood up and, having heard of the conversion to the wishbone, said to McCartney, \u201cPlease tell me the first play of the season isn\u2019t going to be a dive up the middle, because I don\u2019t think I can stand that.\u201d
\nMcCartney let the question hang and then answered: \u201cYou might want to come for the second play.\u201d
\nSomehow, the changes work. CU goes 7-5 in 1985 and averages seven wins per year over the next three seasons. And with recruiting both improving and fitting the system, the Buffaloes surge to 11-1 in 1989, then share a national title at 11-1-1 in 1990.
\nQuarterback Darian Hagan finishes fifth in the Heisman voting in 1989, running back Eric Bieniemy third in 1990, and running back Rashaan Salaam wins it in 1994 during McCartney\u2019s final season. Even in a conference dominated by the option, CU finds a recipe that stands out.<\/p>\n

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