| Red Laird | |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Decatur, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1922–1925 |
| Player Team2: | Davidson |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | 1922–1926 |
| Player Team4: | Davidson |
| Player Sport5: | Baseball |
| Player Years6: | 1923–1926 |
| Player Team6: | Davidson |
| Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
| Coach Years2: | 1926–1928 |
| Coach Team2: | Catawba |
| Coach Years3: | 1931–1937 |
| Coach Team3: | Davidson |
| Coach Years4: | 1947–1955 |
| Coach Team4: | Virginia Tech |
| Coach Sport5: | Baseball |
| Coach Years6: | 1927–1928 |
| Coach Team6: | Catawba |
| Coach Years7: | 1932–1939 |
| Coach Team7: | Davidson |
| Coach Years8: | 1940–1944 |
| Coach Team8: | Virginia Tech |
| Coach Years9: | 1948–1973 |
| Coach Team9: | Virginia Tech |
| Overall Record: | 134–221 (basketball) 409–392–5 (baseball) |
| Awards: | ABCA Hall of Fame (1971) |
Greene Flake "Red" Laird[1] (December 16, 1902 – April 10, 1992) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He is best known for being Virginia Tech's head baseball coach for 30 seasons and compiling the second most wins in program history through the 2013 season (343).[2] He was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1971,[3] [4] and into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. The home dugout at Virginia Tech's home baseball venue, English Field, is named in his honor.[5] Laird also coached the men's basketball and baseball teams at Virginia Tech, Catawba College, and Davidson College as well as the freshman football team at Davidson.[6] [7] [8] Laird attended Davidson between 1922–23 and 1925–26. While there he earned 12 varsity letters – four each in football, basketball and baseball.