William Cooper Redd (February 26, 1900 – January, 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, U.S.
DiedJanuary, 1986
Career information
College
PositionCenter
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Southern (1923, 1924)

References

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  1. ^ "All-Southern Basketball Team Picked by Writers". Asheville Citizen-Times. March 5, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Archived copy Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jenkins, David (March 2006). Baseball in Chattanooga. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738542140.
  4. ^ "Southern Conference" (PDF). soconsports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Redd, William Cooper "Bill" « Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame".