James E. Barry

{{Short description|American baseball and football coach (1884–1941)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = James E. Barry

| image = CoachJamesBarry.png

| alt =

| caption = Barry pictured in The Colonial Echo 1908, William & Mary yearbook

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|9|18}}

| birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1941|12|23|1884|9|18}}

| death_place = Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1905

| player_team2 = Virginia

| player_sport3 = Football

| player_years4 = {{Circa|1905}}

| player_team4 = Virginia

| player_positions = End (football)
Left fielder (baseball)

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1906

| coach_team2 = William & Mary (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1907

| coach_team3 = William & Mary

| coach_years4 = 1908

| coach_team4 = William & Mary (assistant)

| coach_sport5 = Baseball

| coach_years6 = 1907

| coach_team6 = William & Mary

| overall_record = 6–3 (football)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = Football
1 EVIAA (1907)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

James Edward Barry (September 18, 1884 – December 23, 1941) was an American college football and college baseball coach. He was the head coach of the College of William & Mary's baseball and football teams for their respective 1907 seasons.

A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Barry attended the University of Virginia, where he played football in 1905 as an end and baseball as a left fielder.{{cite journal |date=1906 |title=Corks and Curls 1906 |url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u126747 |journal=Corks and Curls |location=Charlottesville, Virginia |publisher=University of Virginia |volume=XIX |pages=29, 200 |access-date=September 6, 2021 }}{{cite news |author= |title=Double-header Base Ball Game Thursday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84857132/daily-press/ |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |date=May 26, 1907 |page=1 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He began coaching the football team at William & Mary in 1906 and assisted George E. O'Hearn with coaching the 1908 William & Mary Orange and White football team.{{cite news |author= |title=Gridiron Warriors Off |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84857067/daily-press/ |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |date=December 1, 1906 |page=2 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=W. And M. To Meet Randolph-Macon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84856983/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=October 17, 1908 |page=5 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}