Posted: Monday, Oct. 14, 2024
Today the Hutcherson Flying Queens Foundation, Inc. launched a fundraising campaign in honor of the late Coach Harley Redin’s induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on October 13. Titled “18 for 18”, the campaign seeks to raise $18,000 for the 18 years Redin coached the Flying Queens, and reach that goal in 18 days, on October 31.
Click on the graphic below to view a short video about Coach Redin’s accomplishments as well as thank yous from his sons Kenny and Van Redin.
An email post on the Foundation’s Facebook page stated the following:
An Invitation . . .
The Heritage Committee of the Hutcherson Flying Queens Foundation, Inc. invites you to join with the Foundation in celebrating Coach Harley J. Redin’s Enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2024. 
The Enshrinement Ceremony on October 13th in Springfield, Massachusetts was a special and long-overdue event for a special man. We wish all of you could have been there but since that wasn’t possible, we thought you might like to celebrate him and his enshrinement by donating to the Flying Queens Museum.
All proceeds will go to the Flying Queens Museum’s endowment and be invested to help preserve Queens’ history and Coach Redin’s legacy in perpetuity.
Prior to the campaign’s launch, the Foundation solicited, and received, six $1,000 donations or pledges to help jumpstart efforts to reach the $18,000 goal, so the current amount needed to reach the campaign goal is $12,000.
The Foundation encourages individual and/or group giving and one can make a gift online or by check. Group giving, joining with family members or former teammates and friends to make a gift consisting of collective individual gifts, is also cited as a great way to have a greater impact without straining one’s budget.
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A Legendary Coach
The exciting women’s college basketball game of today owes a debt to Harley Redin. He spent much of his career at Wayland advocating for changes in the women’s game.
Some of his most significant contributions came while serving on several Olympic and AAU rules committees that promoted the five-player game, the 30-second clock and unlimited dribbling (in the early days, players could dribble only three times before having to pass or shoot). He also was among the first to use the full-court press and the fast-break offense, first used in 6-on-6 competition that prevailed until the 1970-71 season.
His coaching success, 429-63 over 18 seasons, included six of the team’s 10 AAU championships. He and team sponsor Claude Hutcherson selected his coaching successor, Dean Weese, who successfully led the Flying Queens for six seasons from 1973-79. Redin also flew one of the team planes for several years and regularly attended the Queens’ games until his health would no longer permit it.
Many who knew him remember Redin who lived his life with integrity. A man who was humble and loyal; dedicated to his players, his family, and his community.