▁of ▁silence ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁coach . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁C emetery ▁in ▁C ul ver ▁City . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Barry ' s ▁ 1 8 ▁seasons ▁as ▁a ▁US C ▁assistant ▁football ▁coach ▁( 1 9 2 9 – 1 9 4 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 1 9 5 0 ) ▁rank ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 6 ▁years ▁served ▁by ▁Mar v ▁G oux . ▁ ▁His ▁ 1 9 ▁years ▁of ▁overall ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁program ▁trail ▁only ▁G oux ▁( 3 1 ▁years ) ▁and ▁C rav ath ▁( 2 3 ▁years ). ▁His ▁death ▁came ▁just ▁as ▁US C ▁basketball ▁was ▁reg aining ▁its ▁pre - war ▁success , ▁on ▁the ▁c us p ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ' s ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁sur ge ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁which ▁included ▁teams ▁co ached ▁by ▁John ▁Wood en ▁at ▁U CLA , ▁Phil ▁W ool pert ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁and ▁P ete ▁New ell ▁at ▁California . ▁ ▁Sam ▁Barry ' s ▁players ▁benef ited ▁greatly ▁from ▁his ▁leadership ▁and ▁teaching ▁ability . ▁Four ▁basketball ▁players — ▁Jerry ▁Nem er , ▁Lee ▁G utter o , ▁Ralph ▁V aug hn ▁and ▁Bill ▁Sh ar man — ▁earned ▁cons ensus ▁first - team ▁All - American ▁hon ors ; ▁Barry ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 2 ▁coach es ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁guide ▁as ▁many ▁players ▁to ▁this ▁honor . ▁Perhaps ▁his ▁most ▁visible ▁legacy ▁is