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.