Red Reese
American basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Bryan "Red" Reese (March 2, 1899 – April 18, 1974) was athletic director and coach of multiple sports (football, basketball, and track & field) at Eastern Washington University in Cheney (then named the Cheney State Normal School, later Eastern Washington College of Education, and Eastern Washington State College) from 1930 to 1964.[1][2]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1899-03-02)March 2, 1899 Coldwater, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | April 18, 1974(1974-04-18) (aged 75) Othello, Washington, U.S. |
Alma mater | Washington State College (1925) |
Playing career | |
Basketball | |
1921–1925 | Washington State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1930–1941 | Cheyney Normal / Eastern Washington |
1942–1944 | Second Air Force |
1946 | Eastern Washington |
Basketball | |
1925–1928 | Cashmere HS (WA) |
1928–1930 | North Central HS (WA) |
1930–1942 | Cheyney Normal / Eastern Washington |
1945–1964 | Eastern Washington |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1953–1963 | Eastern Washington |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 87–30–10 (college football) 468–302 (college basketball) 76–14 (high school basketball) |
Bowls | 1–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 5 Tri-Normal/WINCO (1934–1937, 1939) Basketball 1 Washington State High School (1930) 12 WINCO/Evergreen Track 23 WINCO/Evergreen | |
Awards | |
Inland Empire Hall of Fame (1972) WSU Athletic Hall of Fame (1983) EWU Athletics Hall of Fame (1996) | |
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Red Reese | |
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | U.S. Army Air Forces |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Second Air Force, Training |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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Reese Court on Eastern's campus was named in his honor in September 1980.[3]