Henry Redd

Henry Redd
Biographical details
Born	January 22, 1895; Martinsville, Virginia
Died	January 1, 1960 (aged 64); Blacksburg, Virginia
Playing career
Football
1915–1916	VPI
1919–1920	VPI
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1931	VPI (freshmen)
1932–1940	VPI
Basketball
1926–1927	VPI
Head coaching record
Overall	43–37–8 (football); 6–8 (basketball)

Henry Barksdale "Puss" Redd (January 22, 1895 – January 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 head men's basketball coach for one season in 1926–27.^[2] Redd played college football at VPI and graduated in 1921.^[3] He served in World War I as a lieutenant in the artillery.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
VPI Gobblers (Southern Conference) (1932–1940)
1932	VPI	8–1	6–1	4th
1933	VPI	4–3–3	1–1–3	T–5th
1934	VPI	5–5	3–3	6th
1935	VPI	4–3–2	3–3–1	T–5th
1936	VPI	5–5	3–5	11th
1937	VPI	5–5	2–4	12th
1938	VPI	3–5–2	2–3–2	10th
1939	VPI	4–5–1	1–4–1	12th
1940	VPI	5–5	2–3	10th
VPI:		43–37–8	23–27–7
Total:		43–37–8
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.

References

^ HENRY REDD (1895-1960), SSDI Lookup
^ http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01148.xml
^ "The Bugle 1921" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1921. p. 112. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

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[1] HENRY REDD (1895-1960), SSDI Lookup

[2] ttp://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01148.xml

[3] "The Bugle 1921" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1921. p. 112. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

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