Henry Redd Explained

Henry Redd
Birth Date:22 January 1895
Birth Place:Martinsville, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1915–1916
Player Team2:VPI
Player Years3:1919–1920
Player Team3:VPI
Player Positions:Fullback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1926–1931
Coach Team2:VPI (freshmen)
Coach Years3:1932–1940
Coach Team3:VPI
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:1926–1927
Coach Team5:VPI
Overall Record:43–37–8 (football)
6–8 (basketball)

Henry Barksdale "Puss" Redd (January 22, 1895 – January 1, 1960)[1] was head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now Virginia Tech—from 1932 to 1940. He also served as the school's men's basketball head coach for one season in 1926–27.[2] Redd played college football for Tech in 1916 and 1917 before entering active service in World War I as a lieutenant in the artillery. He reentered school after the war and played again on the 1919 and 1920 teams, serving as captain for the 1920 season. He graduated in 1921.[3] He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mocavo.com/Henry-Redd-1895-1960-Social-Security-Death-Index/09901003659754818968 HENRY REDD (1895-1960), SSDI Lookup
  2. Web site: A Guide to the Henry B. "Puss" Redd Collection, 1930-1984 Redd, Henry B. "Puss" Collection Ms2013-017.
  3. Web site: Virginia Tech Bugle. The Bugle 1921. 1921. 112. December 7, 2015.