Red McManus

{{Short description|American basketball coach (1925–2013)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Red McManus

| image = Red McManus.jpg

| alt =

| caption = McManus as head coach of the Creighton Bluejays in 1969

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|1|30}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|7|23|1925|1|30}}

| death_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

| alma_mater = St. Ambrose

| coach_years1 = 1950–1958

| coach_team1 = St. Ambrose Academy

| coach_years2 = 1958–1959

| coach_team2 = Iowa (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1959–1969

| coach_team3 = Creighton

| admin_years1 = 1961–1969

| admin_team1 = Creighton

| overall_record =

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}}

John J. "Red" McManus (January 30, 1925 – July 23, 2013) was an American basketball coach best known for his tenure as head coach at Creighton University.

McManus, who attended St. Ambrose Academy (now Assumption High School) and St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, coached his high school alma mater from 1950 to 1958. After a year as an assistant at Iowa, McManus was named head coach and athletic director at Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska. He led the Bluejays to a 138–118 record from 1959 to 1969 and took the program to the NCAA Tournament appearances in 1962 and 1964.{{cite web| last = | first = | title =Former Q-C coach McManus dies at 88 | publisher = Quad City Times | date = July 24, 2013 | url =http://qctimes.com/sports/basketball/college/former-q-c-coach-mcmanus-dies-at/article_bf8fc928-5d9f-5acd-b7d3-008a408b75a9.html | accessdate = July 27, 2013}}

McManus died on July 23, 2013, under hospice care in Omaha. He was 88.{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2013 |title=Former Creighton coach 'Red' McManus dies at 88 |url=https://apnews.com/ne-state-wire-ia-state-wire-obituaries-09f878c21969403395e8e15cfa7f9b18 |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=July 23, 2013 |title=Former Creighton Basketball Coach John J. "Red" McManus Passes Away |url=https://gocreighton.com/news/2013/7/23/208783660.aspx |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Creighton University Athletics |language=en}}{{cite web| last = | first = | title =Obituary: John J. "Red" McManus | publisher = Legacy.com | date = July 24, 2013 | url =http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/omaha/obituary.aspx?n=john-j-mcmanus-red&pid=166018397&fhid=7335 | accessdate = July 27, 2013}}