Bernard Edward Masterson (August 10, 1911 – May 16, 1963) was an American football player and coach.

He was an all-state back in football, a starter on the 1930 state championship basketball team, and a track star.

[4] Moving on to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, he starred from 1931 to 1933 as a back on three straight unbeaten Big Six championship teams.

[6] In 1940, Clark Shaughnessy hired Masterson to coach Stanford quarterback Frankie Albert.

Masterson died of a heart attack in Chicago on May 16, 1963, and was buried at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines.