William B. Reese
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, track and field |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 2, 1899 Clearwater, Missouri |
| Died | April 18, 1974 (aged 75) Othello, Washington |
| Alma mater | Washington State College, 1925 |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1925 | Washington State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1941 | Eastern Washington |
| 1946 | Eastern Washington |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1928 | Cashmere (WA) HS |
| 1928–1930 | Spokane (WA) North Central HS |
| 1930–1942 | Eastern Washington |
| 1945–1964 | Eastern Washington |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1953–1963 | Eastern Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 66–26–8 (college football) 468–302 (college basketball) 76–14 (high school basketball) |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 Tri-Normal League (1934–1937) 1 Washington Intercollegiate (1949) Basketball 1 Washington State High School (1930) 12 Washington Intercollegiate/Evergreen Track 23 Washington Intercollegiate/Evergreen |
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| Awards | |
| Inland Empire Hall of Fame (1972) WSU Athletic Hall of Fame (1983) EWU Athletics Hall of Fame (1996) |
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| Red Reese | |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army Air Forces
|
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank |
 Major
|
| Unit | Second Air Force, Training |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
William Bryan "Red" Reese (March 2, 1899 – April 18, 1974) was athletic director and coach of multiple sports (football, basketball, and track & field) at Eastern Washington University in Cheney (then named the Cheney State Normal School, later Eastern Washington College of Education, and Eastern Washington State College) from 1930 to 1964.
Reese Court on Eastern's campus was named in his honor in September 1980.
"Red" Reese started his playing career as a three sport athlete (basketball, football, and track), taking honors in all three sports. Reese participated in the same three sports for Washington State College from 1921 to 1925. He won his letters for football and basketball as a freshman, and played varsity in both sports all three years following. He was captain of the basketball team for his senior year.
Reese coached the basketball team at Cashmere High School from 1925 to 1928, with a record of 44–7 (.863). He then succeeded Jack Friel as basketball and baseball coach at North Central High School in Spokane, where he coached from 1928 to 1930: his 1928–29 team went 17–4 and won the city championship, and his 1929–30 team went 15–3, repeating as city champions and then won the state title. At both Cashmere and North Central, Reese was responsible for coaching all sports and teaching physical education classes.
Reese began his collegiate coaching career at Cheney State Normal School in 1930 after leaving his position at North Central, and remained active as a coach (with the exception of his years in the military) until his retirement in 1964.
Reese coached football at Eastern Washington College of Education from 1930 to 1941 and in 1946. Eastern did not field a team from 1943 to 1945, and Reese served in the Army Air Forces; he ended with a career record of 66–26–8 (.700), winning six conference championships.
Reese is perhaps best known for his work as the basketball coach at Eastern, a job he held for 31 seasons (1930–1942, 1945–1964), with a record of 468–302 (.608). His college teams took twelve conference titles, advanced to the NAIB national tournament in Kansas City three times, and reached the quarterfinals of the NAIB twice. His 1945–46 basketball team won 27 successive games and a conference championship. After forty years of coaching basketball, Reese's total record (combining high school and collegiate records) was 549 wins to 307 losses (.641).
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