Claude Reeds | |
Birth Date: | 12 November 1890 |
Birth Place: | Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Death Place: | McClain County, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1910–1913 |
Player Team2: | Oklahoma |
Player Positions: | Fullback |
Player Sport3: | Basketball |
Player Years4: | 1910–1914 |
Player Team4: | Oklahoma |
Player Sport5: | Baseball |
Player Years6: | 1912–1914 |
Player Team6: | Oklahoma |
Player Sport7: | Track and field |
Player Years8: | 1910, 1912–1913 |
Player Team8: | Oklahoma |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1914–1915 |
Coach Team2: | Southwestern Normal (OK) |
Coach Years3: | 1916–1917 |
Coach Team3: | Colorado Agricultural (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1924–1928 |
Coach Team4: | Oklahoma (line) |
Coach Years5: | 1929–1930 |
Coach Team5: | West Texas State Teachers |
Coach Years6: | 1931–1940 |
Coach Team6: | Central State Teachers / Central State |
Coach Sport7: | Basketball |
Coach Years8: | 1935–1937 |
Coach Team8: | Central State Teachers |
Coach Sport9: | Baseball |
Coach Years10: | 1915–1917 |
Coach Team10: | Colorado Agricultural |
Overall Record: | 72–41–11 (football) 27–16 (basketball) 5–9 (baseball) |
Championships: | Football 8 OCC (1931–1932, 1934–1939) |
Cfbhof Year: | 1961 |
Cfbhof Id: | 1319 |
Claude Edwin Reeds (November 12, 1890 – April 30, 1974) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma as a fullback from 1910 to 1913. He also was a letterwinner on Oklahoma's track, baseball, and basketball teams.[1] [2] [3] Reeds served as the head football coach at Southwestern Normal School—now Southwestern Oklahoma State University—from 1914 to 1915, at West Texas State Teachers College—now West Texas A&M University—from 1929 to 1930, and at Central State Teachers College—now the University of Central Oklahoma—from 1931 to 1940, compiling a career coaching record of 72–41–11. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1961.