Reed Green
Reed Green (December 12, 1911 – February 1, 2002) was an American football coach who was the head coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1948. His overall record at the school was 59-20-4. Green’s winning percentage of .735 is the best in the history of Southern Miss football. Born in Leakesville, Mississippi, he attended the University of Southern Mississippi from 1930 until 1933 and lettered on the football, basketball and teams. He became the head coach of Southern Miss when Allison Pooley Hubert left to become the head coach at Virginia Military Institute. Green became the director of athletics at Southern Miss in 1949 and held that position until 1974. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. Green died in 2002.[1]
Reed Green Coliseum, home of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball and volleyball teams, is named for him.[2]
References
- ↑ "Reed Green". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Reed Green Coliseum". Southern Miss Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 19 November 2016.