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Henry Barksdale "Puss" Redd (January 22, 1895 – January 1, 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 men's basketball head coach for one season in 1926–27.[2] Redd played college football for Tech in 1916 and 1917 before entering active service in World War I as a lieutenant in the artillery. He reentered school after the war and played again on the 1919 and 1920 teams, serving as captain for the 1920 season. He graduated in 1921.[3] He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

Henry Redd

Biographical details
Born	(1895-01-22)January 22, 1895 Martinsville, Virginia
Died	January 1, 1960(1960-01-01) (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)

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
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

References

External links

• Henry Redd at Find a Grave

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