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HARLEY REDIN - INDUCTEE #55

hall of fame fast fact:

A World War II veteran of the Marine Air Corps, Harley Redin flew 38 bombing missions in the South Pacific. He served as a pilot for the Flying Queens to their games for many years while coaching the team and for several years thereafter.

Harley Redin

Harley Redin of Silverton, coach of the nationally known Wayland Flying Queens, had a profound influence on the game of basketball.

He coached the Queens to 76 of their national-record 131 consecutive wins. From 1955 to 1973, Redin directed the Queens to a 437-68 record with six national Amateur Athletic Union titles.

He coached the U.S. women’s team in the 1959 and 1971 Pan American games to gold and bronze medals.

He coached in the 1964 World Championships and the all-star teams against Russian competition. Redin coached more than 40 All-Americans and served as pilot for transportation to and from games.

The Atlanta Tipoff Club named Redin as the 2000 Naismith Women’s Outstanding Contribution to Basketball Award winner for lifetime achievement, impact on the game of basketball, and honorable, exemplary service.

Redin published two books, The Queens Fly High in 1958 and A Basketball Guide for Girls in 1971.