Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Martinsville, Virginia |
January 22, 1895
Died | January 1, 1960 Blacksburg, Virginia |
(aged 64)
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) 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. Redd played college football at VPI and graduated in 1921. He served in World War I as a lieutenant in the artillery.