Henry Redd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Redd

American football player and coach, basketball coach

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1895

Place of Birth: Martinsville, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1960

Profession: basketball coach, American football player

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Henry Redd

  • Henry Barksdale "Puss" Redd (January 22, 1895 – January 1, 1960) 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.
  • 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.
  • He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

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