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John Reddell

John Reddell (February 17, 1930 – October 14, 2002) was an American football coach. He is among the winningest coaches in Texas high school football history. In 1996, he was inducted to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Hall of Fame. Growing up on a little farm outside of Oklahoma City, Reddell attended Classen High School (now Classen School of Advanced Studies). His athletic abilities earned Reddell a scholarship to the University of Oklahoma. At and , Reddell played end under head coach Bud Wilkinson from 1950 to 1952. Also playing baseball for the Sooners, Reddell was a catcher on the 1951 national championship team. He achieved the rare feat of winning two national championships in the same year, in 1951. Soon after graduation, Reddell found his first head coaching position at DeKalb High School in Northeast Texas. He left in 1954 to return to his alma mater at Classen, an Oklahoma City suburb, in 1954. Despite a 9–2 in his first season, Reddell moved back to Texas, taking over as inaugural head football coach at newly opened Palo Duro High School in Amarillo. The school had offered him a $6,500 annual salary — almost $3,000 more than he had made at Classen. Palo Duro, however, only won a single game in 1955, ironically against a school from Oklahoma, Enid High School.…

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John Reddell (February 17, 1930 – October 14, 2002) was an American football coach. He is among the winningest coaches in Texas high school football history. In 1996, he was inducted to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Hall of Fame. Growing up on a little farm outside of Oklahoma City, Reddell attended Classen High School (now Classen School of Advanced Studies). His athletic abilities earned Reddell a scholarship to the University of Oklahoma. At and , Reddell played end under head coach Bud Wilkinson from 1950 to 1952. Also playing baseball for the Sooners, Reddell was a catcher on the 1951 national championship team. He achieved the rare feat of winning two national championships in the same year, in 1951. Soon after graduation, Reddell found his first head coaching position at DeKalb High School in Northeast Texas. He left in 1954 to return to his alma mater at Classen, an Oklahoma City suburb, in 1954. Despite a 9–2 in his first season, Reddell moved back to Texas, taking over as inaugural head football coach at newly opened Palo Duro High School in Amarillo. The school had offered him a $6,500 annual salary — almost $3,000 more than he had made at Classen. Palo Duro, however, only won a single game in 1955, ironically against a school from Oklahoma, Enid High School.…

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  1. date of death: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1338787290

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