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The "All Red Event": Eastern's Red Reese Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

A guide giving information about the Red Reese Wikipedia article creation event hosted at Eastern's JFK Library this February, and providing resources to be used at the event.

Model Articles

Wikipedia - John Wooden
Featured article: 7100 words.

Here are some Wikipedia articles on other significant college basketball coaches, which we can use as models for William "Red" Reese's article:

Wikipedia - Bennie Oosterbaan
GA rated article: 2400 words
Wikipedia - Phog Allen
Start class article: 1500 words.
Wikipedia - Henry Iba
Start class article: 1500 words.
Wikipedia - Hec Edmundson
Stub class article: 700 words

Links, Groups, Categories to Include and Link to

Article: Eastern Washington Eagles
Regarding Reese's impact / the history of athletics here at Eastern.
Category:College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Category:College track and field coaches in the United States
Category:College football coaches in the United States
Article: North Central High School (Spokane, Washington)
Regarding Reese's brief career there, including a championship.
Article: 1943 Sun Bowl
Regarding Reese's performance as a coach (no article exists for the 2nd Air Force football team, or we'd add information about Reese there also)