Bill Redd

William Cooper Redd (February 26, 1900 – 1986) was an athlete at the University of Chattanooga. He was an All-Southern center and player-coach on the basketball team, leading the team to a runner-up finish in the 1923 SoCon tournament.[1][2] He was captain of the basketball and football teams in 1920. He also played baseball.[3] He subsequently served as coach and athletic director,[4] and organized Chattanooga’s most successful professional basketball team, the Rail-Lites.[5] He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.

Bill Redd
Personal information
Born(1900-02-26)February 26, 1900
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died1986
Career information
College
PositionCenter
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Southern (1923, 1924)
  • SIAA Championship (1923)
  • Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

References
  1. "All-Southern Basketball Team Picked by Writers". March 5, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. http://www.nmnathletics.com/attachments1/923.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000
  3. Jenkins, David (March 2006). Baseball in Chattanooga. ISBN 9780738542140.
  4. http://www.soconsports.com/pdf1/52821.pdf
  5. http://tshf.net/halloffame/redd-william-cooper-bill/
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