Red Strader
| Date of birth | December 21, 1902 |
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| Place of birth | Newton, New Jersey |
| Date of death | May 26, 1956 (aged 53) |
| Place of death | Berkeley, California |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| College | St. Mary's (CA) |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1928–1931 | Regis |
| 1932–1939 | St. Mary's (CA) (assistant) |
| 1940–1941 | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 1946–1948 | New York Yankees (assistant) |
| 1948–1949 | New York Yankees |
| 1950 | New York Yanks |
| 1952–1954 | San Francisco 49ers (assistant) |
| 1955 | San Francisco 49ers |
| As player | |
| 1926 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1927 | Chicago Cardinals |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Navy
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| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank |
 Lt. Commander
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
Norman Parker "Red" Strader (December 21, 1902 – May 26, 1956) was an American football player and coach who served in both capacities at the collegiate and professional levels. In the college ranks, he spent two years as head coach at St. Mary's College of California, and later held the same position with the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and the New York Yanks and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).
Born in Newton, New Jersey, Strader moved with his family six months after his arrival to Modesto, California, attending high school in the town. He advanced to St. Mary's, where he played at fullback under future College Football Hall of Fame coach Slip Madigan. During his final year in 1925, he was recognized as the first player in Gael history to earn All-American recognition.
Strader then turned to baseball when he was signed on February 20, 1926, by the Cleveland Indians. He played with three teams: in Saginaw, Michigan; Wheeling, West Virginia; and Hollywood, California, but returned to football in 1926, when he played one season with the Chicago Bulls of the first American Football League and another season with the National Football League's Chicago Cardinals.
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