Articles tagged: Red Simmons
with gallery: Friends, family gather to celebrate the life of women's sports pioneer Red Simmons
Posted: Apr 19, 2012The day Lloyd Carr took over the controls of the Michigan football program, he received a message from Red Simmons. And it was one he never forgot. "My first day of my head coaching career ... Read more »
Location of Thursday's Red Simmons tribute service changed to Junge Center
Posted: Apr 17, 2012This story has been updated to reflect a change in venue by Michigan. The University of Michigan will host a celebratory tribute of the life of legendary former women's track and field coach Kenneth "Red" ... Read more »
Former Michigan track coach Red Simmons dies at age 102
Posted: Apr 14, 2012Kenneth "Red" Simmons, the first women's track and field coach at the University of Michigan, died Friday. He was 102. After a 25-year career with the Detroit Police Department, Simmons started the Michigammes women's running ... Read more »
Corrections made to article about Red Simmons
Posted: Jan 14, 2010We recently had a feature article about Red Simmons, the first women’s track coach at Michigan and who recently celebrated his 100th birthday. Simmons has had an interesting life and is in the athletic hall ... Read more »
Red Simmons: Former track star, coach has legacy of creating opportunity for others
Posted: Jan 02, 2010Former Michigan women's track coach Red Simmons acknowledges the Michigan Stadium crowd on Sept. 19. Simmons will celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday. (Photo: Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com) Red Simmons has spent a lifetime paving ... Read more »
Red Simmons' advice sticks with former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr
Posted: Jan 02, 2010The face-to-face visits came on a regular basis, never lasting more than a few minutes. Lloyd Carr would be in his office and Red Simmons would stick his head in the Michigan football coach's doorway ... Read more »
40 facts about Red Simmons in honor of 100 years
Posted: Jan 02, 201050 facts about Red Simmons, who celebrates his 100th birthday on Tuesday. 1. Born Jan. 5, 1910 2. His real name is Kenneth 3. Has been called "Red" since high school when he earned the ... Read more »
mvictors.com: Michigan's Red Simmons approaches his 100th birthday
Posted: Dec 15, 2009Red Simmons, a local icon and fixture on the Michigan athletic campus, recently told Greg Dooley at mvictors.com that his desire to attend the university stemmed from a hitchhiking trip to see Michigan Stadium open ... Read more »
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