Douglas Selph "Duck" Henry Sr. (December 30, 1890 – September 3, 1971) was an American college football player, coach, and politician who served as the first mayor of Belle Meade, Tennessee from 1938 to 1940.
Henry played college football for Vanderbilt under head coach Dan McGugin's from 1909 to 1910 as a reserve fullback.
[1] Alongside serving as the athletic director, he was the head football,[2] basketball,[3] and track and field coach from 1911 to 1913.
[9] During his years on the National Life and Accident Insurance Company counsel he served as the state senator from Davidson County from 1927 to 1928.
[9] Together they had a son, Douglas Henry, who served as a member of the Tennessee Senate from the 21st district from 1971 to 2014 and a daughter.