Bud Riley was born and raised in Guin, Alabama, a community in the western part of the state.
16 Facts About Bud Riley
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Bud Riley's father died when he was 12, and he quit high school at age 17 during World War II to join the US Navy.
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Bud Riley played halfback for the Vandals in the Pacific Coast Conference from 1948 to 1950 under Howell.
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Bud Riley started as an assistant coach in football and basketball and the head coach in baseball.
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Bud Riley was the head coach in basketball for two seasons, starting in the fall of 1957.
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Bud Riley met his wife, Mary Shumaker from nearby Mullan, while working in Wallace; they were married in November 1951 and their first two sons were born there.
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When Tommy Prothro left OSU for UCLA, Andros moved over to Oregon State and the Pac-8 in February 1965, Bud Riley followed him to Corvallis as the secondary coach, later defensive coordinator, from 1965 to 1972.
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Bud Riley was hired as the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1974; head coach Jim Spavital was fired after the Blue Bombers finished last in the Western Conference in 1973.
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Bud Riley's next coaching job was as an assistant with the Toronto Argonauts.
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Bud Riley returned to Oregon State in 1979 as an assistant to Craig Fertig, but Fertig was fired by Andros midway through the season.
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Bud Riley returned to the CFL in 1980, as the defensive backs coach for Saskatchewan.
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Bud Riley lasted only halfway into his second season before being replaced by director of player personnel Al Bruno.
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Bud Riley spent the 1984 season as defensive co-ordinator for the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Bud Riley moved to the front office in 1985, serving as the Calgary Stampeders player personnel director for three seasons.
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Bud Riley served as interim coach for the remainder of the 1985 season after the firing of head coach Steve Buratto,.
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Bud Riley was inducted into the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.