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- Lexington Herald Leader
August 30, 2004
REDDING, Dick, 86, widower of Elva M. Redding, died Fri., Aug. 27, 2004, in Lexington, KY. He was the son of the late Everett and Alice Redding and was born in Lewiston, Maine.
He was a 1935 graduate of Langley High School in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Springfield College [Mass.] in 1940 where he was a three year lettermen in football and basketball, and two years in track. He led his basketball team to the NCAA playoffs and is a member of the Springfield College Hall of Fame. Affectionately known to his friends as " Fox" he was involved in collegiate athletics for 41 years. His career began at Vermont Junior College in Montpelier, Vermont. He was athletic director as well as head coach in football, basketball, baseball and track. His baseball squad won the New England JUCO baseball title. He enlisted in the Navy in 1941 and became a naval aviator. He piloted a TBF during World War II and attained the rank of lieutenant commander. In 1947, Fox was named head swimming coach and assistant football and baseball coach at Davidson College. He spent five years at Davidson College before accepting a position at Virginia Tech in 1953. His association with Va. Tech lasted eighteen years. He served as the head swimming and track coach in addition to his duties on the football staff. Those included being the head freshman football coach as well as coaching the offensive line and the kickers on the varsity. He was part of Tech's first bowl teams. He will be inducted into the Virginia Tech Hall of Fame next month on September 24. In 1972, he rejoined Jerry Claiborne's football staff at the University of Maryland. His duties there included coaching the offensive line and kickers as well as the junior varsity. Maryland team accomplishments during this period were many. In addition to numerous bowls [including the Cotton Bowl] and Atlantic Coast Conference championships, Maryland football set the record for consecutive ACC football victories. In 1982, Fox came to the University of Kentucky with Claiborne. He served as the Wildcat recruiting coordinator until his retirement after the 1989 season. Kentucky went to two bowls during his tenure, including the 1984 victory in the Hall of Fame game. During his career he served on the rules committee for NCAA track and swimming. He also scouted for numerous NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a Mason.
He attended Crestwood Christian Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.
He is survived by a son, Dick Redding and his wife Katherine of Charlottesville, Va., two grandchildren, Dickie Redding of Charlottesville, and Catherine Chase Redding Thompkins and her husband Bryan of Hope Mills, N.C.
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1918 - 2004 (86 years)
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