Claude Reeds

American football player and coach (1890–1974)

Claude Reeds
Biographical details

Born	(1890-11-12)November 12, 1890 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	April 30, 1974(1974-04-30) (aged 83) McClain County, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1910–1913	Oklahoma
Basketball
1910–1914	Oklahoma
Baseball
1912–1914	Oklahoma
Track and field
1910, 1912–1913	Oklahoma

Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914–1915	Southwestern Normal (OK)
1916–1917	Colorado Agricultural (assistant)
1924–1928	Oklahoma (line)
1929–1930	West Texas State Teachers
1931–1940	Central State Teachers / Central State
Basketball
1935–1937	Central State Teachers
Baseball
1915–1917	Colorado Agricultural

Head coaching record
Overall	72–41–11 (football) 27–16 (basketball) 5–9 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 8 OCC (1931–1932, 1934–1939)


College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1961 (profile)

Claude Edwin Reeds (November 12, 1890 – April 30, 1974) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma as a fullback from 1910 to 1913. He also was a letterwinner on Oklahoma's track, baseball, and basketball teams.^[1]^[2]^[3] Reeds served as the head football coach at Southwestern Normal School—now Southwestern Oklahoma State University—from 1914 to 1915, at West Texas State Teachers College—now West Texas A&M University—from 1929 to 1930, and at Central State Teachers College—now the University of Central Oklahoma—from 1931 to 1940, compiling a career coaching record of 72–41–11. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1961.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Southwestern Normal Bulldogs (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1914–1915)
1914	Southwestern Normal	0–2
1915	Southwestern Normal	3–5–1
Southwestern Normal:		3–7–1
West Texas State Buffaloes (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1930)
1929	West Texas State	6–3–1	2–2	6th
1930	West Texas State	6–3–1	4–0–1	2nd
West Texas State:		12–6–2	6–2–1
Central State Bronchos (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1931–1940)
1931	Central State	6–2–1	4–0–1	1st
1932	Central State	6–3–1	4–1	T–1st
1933	Central State	4–5–1	2–2–1	4th
1934	Central State	7–2	5–0	1st
1935	Central State	7–2–1	4–1	T–1st
1936	Central State	8–1	6–0	1st
1937	Central State	6–2–2	5–0–1	1st
1938	Central State	6–3	6–0	1st
1939	Central State	5–3	5–1	1st
1940	Central State	2–5–2	2–2–2	5th
Central State:		57–28–8	43–7–5
Total:		72–41–11
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Central State Bronchos (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1935–1937)
1935–36	Central State	11–9
1936–37	Central State	16–7
Central State:		27–16 (.628)^[4]
Total:		27–16 (.628)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

College baseball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Colorado Agricultural Aggies () (1915–1917)
1915	Colorado Agricultural	3–4
1916	Colorado Agricultural	1–3
1917	Colorado Agricultural	1–2
Cultural Agricultural:		5–9 (.357)
Total:		5–9 (.357)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^[5]

References

^ CBS Sports Archived April 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine 2007 University of Oklahoma Track & Field Guide, p131
^ "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. February 17, 2022. p. 105. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. November 18, 2022. p. 113. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
^ "2014-15 UCO Men's Basketball Media Guide". Mike Kirk. 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
^ "Claude Reeds". NCAA Statistics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

External links

Claude Reeds at the College Football Hall of Fame
Claude Reeds at Find a Grave

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v t e Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs head football coaches
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Edward J. Hickox (1907)
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Adolph Schulz (1909)
Moses Gaskell (1910–1912)
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Claude Reeds (1914–1915)
Samuel D. Burton (1916–1917)
John Lance (1918–1921)
Carl M. Voyles (1922–1924)
Dewey Luster (1925)
Joe Milam (1926–1931)
Rankin Williams (1932–1937)
Jake Spann (1938–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Jake Spann (1946–1948)
Keith Ransport (1949–1950)
Bill Whiteside (1951)
Joe Metcalf (1952–1957)
J. W. Cole (1958–1963)
Otis Delaporte (1964–1977)
Bob Mazie (1978–1985)
Paul Sharp (1986–2004)
Ryan Held (2005–2008)
Dan Cocannouer (2009–2017)
Chet Pobolish (2018–2021)
Josh Kirkland (2022)
Ruzell McCoy # (2023)
Andrew Rice (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Colorado State Rams baseball head coaches
Mal Ramey (1905) Claude Rothgeb (1906–1909) Claude Reeds (1915–1917) Bill Harrison (1920–1922) Joe Hamilton (1923–1925) Rudy Lavik (1927) Joe Ryan (1928–1934) Andy Clark (1935–1943) Maurice Elder (1947) Mark Duncan (1948–1955) Irv Ferguson (1956–1975) Tom Wheeler (1976–1980) Ran Railey (1981–1985) Glen Schwab (1986–1990) Kirk Mason (1991–1992)

v t e West Texas A&M Buffaloes head football coaches
Jim G. Miller (1910–1911) No team (1912) Douglas A. Shirley (1913–1917) Alonzo P. George (1918) Walter Willy (1919) Wayne McCorkle (1920) Samuel D. Burton (1921–1924) Ox Eckhardt (1925–1927) W. Mitchell Jones (1928) Claude Reeds (1929–1930) Samuel D. Burton (1931–1932) Al Baggett (1933–1939) Jack Curtice (1940–1941) Gus Miller (1942) No team (1943) Gus Miller (1944–1946) Windy Nicklaus (1946) Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957) Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959) Joe Kerbel (1960–1970) Gene Mayfield (1971–1976) Bill Yung (1977–1981) Don Davis (1982–1984) Bill Kelly (1985–1987) Steve Graf (1988–1990) No team (1991) Ron Steele (1992–1993) Morris Stone (1994–1996) Stan McGarvey (1997–2001) Ronnie Jones (2002–2004) Don Carthel (2005–2012) Mike Nesbitt (2013–2016) Hunter Hughes (2017–2022) Josh Lynn (2023– )

West Texas A&M Buffaloes head football coaches

Jim G. Miller (1910–1911)
No team (1912)
Douglas A. Shirley (1913–1917)
Alonzo P. George (1918)
Walter Willy (1919)
Wayne McCorkle (1920)
Samuel D. Burton (1921–1924)
Ox Eckhardt (1925–1927)
W. Mitchell Jones (1928)
Claude Reeds (1929–1930)
Samuel D. Burton (1931–1932)
Al Baggett (1933–1939)
Jack Curtice (1940–1941)
Gus Miller (1942)
No team (1943)
Gus Miller (1944–1946)
Windy Nicklaus (1946)
Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957)
Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959)
Joe Kerbel (1960–1970)
Gene Mayfield (1971–1976)
Bill Yung (1977–1981)
Don Davis (1982–1984)
Bill Kelly (1985–1987)
Steve Graf (1988–1990)
No team (1991)
Ron Steele (1992–1993)
Morris Stone (1994–1996)
Stan McGarvey (1997–2001)
Ronnie Jones (2002–2004)
Don Carthel (2005–2012)
Mike Nesbitt (2013–2016)
Hunter Hughes (2017–2022)
Josh Lynn (2023– )

v t e Central Oklahoma Bronchos athletic directors
Charles W. Wantland (1912–1931) Claude Reeds (1931–1940) Dale E. Hamilton (1941–1976) Charles Murdock (1976–1986) Skip Wagnon (1986–2003) Bill Farley (2003–2008) Joe Muller (2008–2017) Eddie Griffin (2017–2020) Stan Wagnon (2020– )

v t e Central Oklahoma Bronchos head football coaches
No coach (1902) No team (1903) Boyd Hill (1904) Fenis Bently (1905–1911) Charles W. Wantland (1912–1919) Ralph Myers (1920) Charles W. Wantland (1921–1930) Claude Reeds (1931–1940) Dale E. Hamilton (1941–1942) No team (1943–1945) Dale E. Hamilton (1946–1949) Gene Smith (1950–1951) Dale E. Hamilton (1952–1957) Al Blevins (1958–1963) Phil Ball (1964–1976) Gary Howard (1977–2002) Chuck Langston (2003–2007) Tracy Holland (2008–2011) Nick Bobeck (2012–2019) No team (2020) Nick Bobeck (2021) Adam Dorrel (2022– )

Central Oklahoma Bronchos head football coaches

No coach (1902)
No team (1903)
Boyd Hill (1904)
Fenis Bently (1905–1911)
Charles W. Wantland (1912–1919)
Ralph Myers (1920)
Charles W. Wantland (1921–1930)
Claude Reeds (1931–1940)
Dale E. Hamilton (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Dale E. Hamilton (1946–1949)
Gene Smith (1950–1951)
Dale E. Hamilton (1952–1957)
Al Blevins (1958–1963)
Phil Ball (1964–1976)
Gary Howard (1977–2002)
Chuck Langston (2003–2007)
Tracy Holland (2008–2011)
Nick Bobeck (2012–2019)
No team (2020)
Nick Bobeck (2021)
Adam Dorrel (2022– )

v t e Central Oklahoma Bronchos men's basketball head coaches
Charles W. Wantland (1921–1928) John Williamson (1928–1929) Bill Robinson (1929–1930) C. J. Crump (1930–1931) Pat Taylor (1931–1935) Claude Reeds (1935–1937) Dale E. Hamilton (1937–1941) No team (1941–1946) Gerald Barnett (1946–1950) Jim Tyner (1950–1957) Al Blevins (1957–1958) John Smith (1958–1962) Mark Winters (1962–1978) Eddie Evans (1978–1982) Buddy Armstrong (1982–1987) Jim Seward (1987–2002) Terry Evans (2002–2015) Tom Hankins (2015–2019) Bob Hoffman (2019– )

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