Wayland Flying Queens former coach passes

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I know it's not Aggie BB, but all of women's basketball is indebted to this man,and teams like the Queens, who carried Women's BB in the years before Title IX.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/myplainview/obituary.aspx?n=harley-j-redin&pid=196587334

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Harley J. Redin, one of the most influential individuals in the history of women's basketball, passed away peacefully in Plainview on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. Harley would have celebrated his 101st birthday on Aug. 29, 2020.

A graveside service is pending. The family will plan a memorial service at a future date.
Harley was born in Silverton, Texas, to Alvin and Winnie Redin and graduated from high school there, from Tarleton Junior College and received two degrees from North Texas State University. As a Marine pilot, he flew 38 bombing missions in the South Pacific during World War II.

Hired as athletic director and men's basketball coach to revive the sport at Wayland Baptist College in Plainview, he coached the Pioneers for eight years with a record of 151-88 and three appearances in the national NAIA Tournament in Kansas City.

Redin later coached the Wayland Flying Queens to 76 of their national-record 131 consecutive wins. From 1955-73, the Queens were 437-68 with six national AAU titles and six second places.
He coached the U. S. women's team in the 1959 and 1971 Pan American Games, directed the U.S. team in the 1964 World Championships and coached all-star teams against Russian competition.

Some of his most significant contributions to the women's game came while serving on several Olympic and AAU rules committees that promoted the five-player game, the 30-second clock and unlimited dribbling (in the early days, players could dribble only three times before having to pass or shoot).
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fitzwatema
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Thoughts and prayers to his family.
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