Bloomsburg Athletics

Robert B. Redman Stadium-Danny Hale Field

Robert B. Redman Stadium is situated on the upper campus of Bloomsburg University as part of the university's 103-acre athletic complex. Originally built in February 1974, the new facility took the place of Athletic Park in downtown Bloomsburg as Home of the Huskies.

Bloomsburg University dedicated the field at Redman Stadium in honor of former head coach Danny Hale on April 28, 2012. Hale began coaching at Bloomsburg in 1993 and holds the school record for most coaching victories.  The naming of the field in Hale's honor capped the Bloomsburg University First and Goal Scholarship campaign. The total raised for football scholarships was $2.1 million dollars that will generate over $100,000 additional scholarship dollars each year.

In the spring of 2008 the facility was completely renovated as a part of a $3.45 million dollar project which included a press box with elevator, new rest rooms, artificial turf field, track and field facilities, new railings and ADA compliance, new parking lot, new visitor bleachers and lights. 

The stadium, which overlooks the scenic Susquehanna Valley, has seating for 5,000 spectators, although attendance at several events has exceeded that total. The largest crowd to see a football game in the facility totalled 7,483 at the 1985 Homecoming contest against Millersville.
 
Originally, when planning began for the new stadium in 1963, the proposed site was and area on the lower campus across from where the Rec Center is now; however, a consultant's report recommended the upper campus development. The project finally got underway in 1972 at a total cost of $725,000. 

On Saturday, September 21, 1974, the first game was played in the stadium, and dedication ceremonies were held naming the facility in honor of Redman. In the first game at the newly renovated facilty the Huskies beat California, PA, 24-17. 

ROBERT B. REDMAN
Coach Redman, a native of Sayre, Pa., and a graduate of its public schools,graduated with honors in economics at Swarthmore College where he also participated in four years of varsity football activities, served as captain during his senior year and was also a varsity performer with the baseball team. He earned his Master of Arts degree in economics at Pennsylvania State University during his tenure at Bloomsburg State College. 

Redman had coached at Sayre High School and North High School in Binghamton, N.Y, prior to serving as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II.
 
He left the service with the rank of lieutenant commander. He returned to his coaching duties at North High School and remained there until his appointment at Bloomsburg in 1947.
 
In addition to serving as head coach of two varsity teams, Redman also served as dean of men and taught courses in economics. During his five years at Bloomsburg, his teams won 38 games and lost only four. His record included three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championships and two undefeated teams.
 
He left Bloomsburg in September 1952 to become head football coach at East Orange Senior High School.
 
During the late 50s, he was appointed principal of the senior high school, and his untimely death occurred in 1960 shortly after he had been elected superintendent of schools in East Orange.

DANNY HALE
Hale, one of the winningest coaches in Division II, completed his 20th season at Bloomsburg and his 25th overall in coaching in 2012. At Bloomsburg, Hale posted a record of 173-56-1 (.754) and holds the school record for most coaching victories. In 25 years as a head coach, he had a mark of 213-69-1 (.754) and ranked in the top five among active coaches in NCAA Division II in winning percentage and victories at the end of last season.

In his 20 seasons as head coach at Bloomsburg, Hale led the Huskies to 11 outright or shared Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division titles and eight NCAA post-season playoff berths. In the last 13 seasons (2000-2012) Bloomsburg was one of the most successful NCAA Division II programs with a combined record of 121-32 (.791). Hale was honored in April 2012 when the field at the school was named in his honor following a year-long fundraising effort.
 
Hale was named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) District I Coach of the Year nine times, the third highest total in AFCA history. Twice he won the honor in consecutive seasons (2000-2001 and 2005-2006). He was also named the PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year 10 times, including four straight years from 1994 to 1997 and back-to-back in 2005 and 2006.
 
Among the great players Hale coached at Bloomsburg are Irv Sigler, the 1997 winner of the Harlon Hill Award as the nation's top D-II player; Jamar Brittingham, the all-time leading rusher in the history of the school and the PSAC, who finished third in the balloting for the Harlon Hill; and current standout Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West), who finished third and sixth in the Harlon Hill balloting in his first three years.
 
Hale also coached current NFL star Jahri Evans of the New Orleans Saints who is widely regarded as one of the league's top offensive linemen. A total of nine players under Hale were named Associated Press Little All-Americans earning a total of 13 honors.