Herbert William "Buck" Read (February 8, 1880 - August 15, 1970) was an American basketball coach.
[3] Read worked for many years on the coaching staff of Western State Normal School in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Read also served for many years as an official of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
[8] Read retired in 1949 with a 353–157 record (.692) in 28 seasons as head basketball coach at Western Michigan.
[10] He received numerous honors for his contributions to the sport of basketball and athletics at Western Michigan.