National Football Foundation

Having officiated football for more than three decades, Redding started his career working high school football in Texas. He later officiated in the Southwest Conference from 1988-1993 and served as a referee in the Southeastern Conference for nearly a decade.

Redding boasts several post-season assignments, including three national championship games: the 1991 Orange Bowl (Colorado-Notre Dame); 1993 Sugar Bowl (Alabama-Miami); and 1998 Rose Bowl (Michigan-Washington State). Other post-season honors include the 1998 Holiday Bowl (Nebraska-Arizona); 2001 Tangerine Bowl (Pittsburgh-North Carolina State); 2003 Las Vegas Bowl (New Mexico-UCLA); and the 2004 Gator Bowl (Maryland-West Virginia). He also was the referee in the 1999 SEC Championship game (Florida-Alabama).

Following his retirement from active officiating in 2004, Redding has served as a technical advisor and instant replay official for the SEC before becoming the conference's current coordinator of officials. 

Redding has served as an instructor at camps sponsored by the Texas Association of Sports Officials and has annually written and published Redding's Study Guide to the NCAA Football Rules since 1991. 

He received his bachelor's degree from Georgia Tech and later obtained a masters and Ph. D. in physical chemistry from Vanderbilt. He has served as a physics professor and senior academic administrator at the University of North Texas, Northern Kentucky University, the United States Air Force Academy, and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.  Redding and his wife Shirley live in Birmingham, Ala.