Rex Berry

{{Short description|American football player (1924–2005)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{no footnotes|date=October 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rex Berry

| image = Berry-Rex-1955.jpg

| caption = Berry in 1955

| number = 83, 23

| position = Defensive back
Halfback

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|9|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Moab, Utah, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|7|1|1924|9|9}}

| death_place = Provo, Utah, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 190

| high_school = Carbon (Provo, Utah)

| college = BYU

| draftyear = 1951

| draftround = 14

| draftpick = 162

| pastteams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1951|1956}})

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 22

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 8

| statlabel3 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = BerrRe21

}}

Charles Rex Berry (September 9, 1924{{spaced ndash}}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).

Berry 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.[https://www.deseret.com/2005/7/5/19776117/obituary-charles-rex-berry Deseret News Obituary for Berry]