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.

[1][2] 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.

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