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Reed Green

1911 – 2002

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Lived 1911 – 2002 (aged 90). Reed Green was a baseball player.

Bernard Reed Green (December 12, 1911 – February 1, 2002) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi from 1937 to 1948, compiling a record of 59–20–4. Green's winning percentage of .735 is the best of any head coach in the history of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles football program. Born in Leakesville, Mississippi, he attended the University of Southern Mississippi from 1930 until 1933 and lettered on the football, basketball, and baseball 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 athletic director at Southern Miss in 1949 and held that position until 1973. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. Green died in 2002.

Reed Green Coliseum, home of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball and volleyball teams, is named for him.

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University of Southern Mississippi
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Reed Green?

baseball player (1911-2002)

When was Reed Green born?

Reed Green was born on 12 December 1911 in Leakesville.

When did Reed Green die?

Reed Green died on 1 February 2002.

What was Reed Green's occupation?

Reed Green was a baseball player.

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· Wikipedia: Reed Green

· Wikidata: Q27892451

· DBpedia: Reed Green (American football)

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