Harry R. Dinnel Jr.

Man. I´m here with my friend who also graduated from RUHS and we are reminiscing about `Dinnely Boy´! Loved the memories he gave us all. His hook shot was incredible! And man did he get mad at me for wearing my Dr Martens in the court! Class of 96!

I am so saddened to find out that Harry Dinnel has passed.
I knew Harry when I played on the El Camino College basketball team for a few months in 1959. Harry was a great guy and a terrific basketball player and team mate. I saw him from time to time over the years until I moved out of the area in 1974. I am an RUHS graduate (1956) and used to go play basketball occasionally at RUHS after graduation. One Saturday I walked into the gym to play a little basketball and there stood...

I am so saddened by the loss of mr Dinnel, I had basketball as the later periods, one of the things I was always about was old school bball I believed in good defense and the sky hook and mr Dinnel smiled and said that's one hell of a shot andy! keep it up. I would always ask him hey you look like you played for some real pro ball he always shyed away and was very humble but always supportive. You will be greatly missed.

Pat andersen class of 99

Coach Dinnel was definitely the best part of my senior year at RUHS. He always provided comic relief to any challenge myself or classmates were facing. He will be dearly missed. "It's Miller time" as he would famously say. Enjoy paradise.

David Miller
RUHS 2001

It is with great sadness that I came upon Harry's obituary. Like Coach Nielsen, I was honored with many 1 on 1 basketball games with Harry. I also was one of Dave's teachers at RUHS. Harry and I would have some intense but fun games. We made each other laugh, but often it was he laughing at my inability to stop him. I was also honored with many talk sessions after our games where we would just randomly discuss a variety of topics. Harry was genuine to the bone. God bless my friend.
Steve...

He definitely was the best part of RUHS . He and his wife would come to eat at joes and always sat in my section my heart hurts he was a big part of my life he will definately be missed

Harry was my basket ball coach. He let me play 10 min. one season LOL. He was also my driver's ed. teacher. It was fun, driving around to check on his rentals. He was SO FUNNY when he said "MMMMMMMMorris, back of the line". Miss you coach, you where the only thing I liked about high school. Love ya, God Bless. Jeff Morris class of 76

"Horse" was a very good man , who was an excellent coach and one of the best examples of a Father's I have known. The countless 2-2 and 1-1 games were among the best memories of being at Redondo. His singular game of shooting from distance and not letting the ball hit the ground is one of the best basketball conditioning drills I have ever seen.

I passed it on many times and called it the "Dinnel Drill"

Thank you for our time together Coaching Redondo Basketball. Hope...

Dear Dinnel Family, My wife and I are so sadden by the passing of Harry. I had the blessing of teaching and coaching with Harry for 7 years at Redondo. He was an educator and coach that I greatly admired and respected. He was a man of integrity and humility, who always put others first. He had the utmost influence in my remaining years as a teacher and coach. Harry "the Horse" was a faithful and loyal friend that I will always remember. God Bless, Jon & Chris Fowler