Read, Herbert W.
Person
Biography
Herbert 'Buck' Read was a basketball coach at Western Michigan University from 1922 through 1949. The Read Fieldhouse on Western Michigan's campus is named in his honor. For a full biography, see his wiki page.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with John Gill, May 2, 1989
File — Box 2-OralHist, Object: 13
Oral history interview with Patrick Clysdale, October 25, 1989
File — Box 1-OralHist, Object: 16
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Patrick “Pat” Clysdale, student athlete, coach, administrator and professor at Western Michigan University, conducted and recorded Lew Carlson on October 25, 1989 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Pat discusses playing youth sports in Detroit and then coming to Western and playing basketball for coach Buck Read and football for coach John W. Gill. He received his B.S. in 1952 and his M.S. in 1953, returning to WMU in 1958 to coach basketball and recruit players. He worked...
Dates:
October 25, 1989