Bernard Reed Green (December 12, 1911 – February 1, 2002) was an

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, and

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player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the

University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bac ...

from 1937 to 1948, compiling a record of 59–20–4. Green's winning percentage of .735 is the best of any head coach in the history of the

Southern Miss Golden Eagles football The Southern Miss Golden Eagles football program represents the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They play college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Eagles are currently members of the S ...

program. Born in

Leakesville, Mississippi Leakesville is a town in and the county seat of Greene County, Mississippi, United States. It is located along the Chickasawhay River in Greene County, Mississippi, United States. It is served by the junction of Mississippi routes 57 and 63. ...

, he attended the University of Southern Mississippi from 1930 until 1933 and lettered on the football, basketball, and

teams. He became the head coach of Southern Miss when Allison Pooley Hubert left to become the head coach at

Virginia Military Institute The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the U.S. In k ...

. Green became the

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at Southern Miss in 1949 and held that position until 1973. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. Green died in 2002.

Reed Green Coliseum Reed Green Coliseum is an 8,095-seat multi-purpose arena in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Affectionately referred to by fans and local sportswriters as "The Yurt", it opened on December 6, 1965, and is home to the University of Southern ...

, home of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball and volleyball teams, is named for him.

Head coaching record

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