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By Kent Larsen
LDS Coach Dies in Car-Pedestrian Accident
SPRINGVILLE, UTAH -- Coach Donald "Duke" Reid, who led Brighton High School
to two state basketball championships and who was inducted into the Utah
Coaches Hall of Fame in 1999 died Saturday, October 6th after being hit by a
car while trying to cross Main Street in Springville, Utah on Friday. Reid
was coach at four different high schools and also at Utah Valley State
College, where he was also inducted into the school's hall of fame. He was 64.
Reid tried to cross Main Street at about 7:30 pm Friday against the light.
In the dark, a motorist in a sport utility vehicle didn't see Reid until too
late, and was unable to avoid hitting him. He was rushed to Utah Valley
Regional Medical Center, and died there six minutes after midnight.
Reid was one of Utah's most respected high school coaches, and was the
brother of former BYU basketball coach Roger Reid. He was known for his
modesty, as much as for his coaching, and, his brother says, "He was in
[coaching] for the kids, not himself." He was often heard to say, "Coaches
don't win games; kids win games."
Coach 'Duke' Reid dies after accident
Deseret News 8Oct01 P2
By Peggy Fletcher Stack: Salt Lake Tribune
'Duke' Reid Was About Kids, Family
Salt Lake Tribune 11Oct01 P2
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