Gil Reynolds was a coach for few youth teams in the Brownsville Brooklyn area and at Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina.
He was a true teacher to the game and a mentor to some of the best players out of Brooklyn, New York. In addition, he had that militant type of demeanor toward. When he speaks you listen.
Coach Reynolds started with the Brownsville Jets and later the Vanguard Oilers. He help players with the Bernard King, World B. Free, Fly Williams, John Salley and Rolando Blackmon and several players on the Brownsville and East New York area.
He moved on to Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina and help develop an excellent program. Laurinburg won several National Prep HS Tournaments. He produced players like Charlie Scott, Charlie Davis, Rolando Blackman, Jimmy Walker, Beverly McDonald, and Earl “The Goat” Mannigult.
Coach Reynolds affected a lot of peoples lives. On January 27, 2002 Gil Reynolds died of complications from pneumonia.
