Biography

A native of Holdenville, Oklahoma

Holdenville, Oklahoma

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, Redding has one daughter, Taylor. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he was a three-year letterman on the Nebraska Cornhuskers

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 football team.

Coaching career

Redding's first coaching position was as a graduated assistant with the Cornhuskers in 1976. The following year he became the first Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Washington State Cougars

Washington State Cougars football

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. Later he also became the first Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Missouri Tigers

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 and the Cleveland Browns

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. He later served as Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

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 from 1989 to 1997, the Washington Redskins

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 in 2001, and the San Diego Chargers

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from 2002 to 2006. Redding joined the Packers in 2009 as strength and conditioning coordinator, and in 2010, he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Packers; Redding retired on February 21, 2011.

Redding was inducted in the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame in 2006.