Edgar Allen Diddle
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Edgar Allen Diddle was a longtime and highly successful basketball coach at Western Kentucky University, renowned for building the school’s program into a national contender.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball coach
ⓘ
college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Centre College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedTeam |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers baseball
NERFINISHED
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachingEndYearBasketballWKU | 1964 ⓘ |
| coachingRecordType | college men’s basketball ⓘ |
| coachingStartYearBasketballWKU | 1922 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-03-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-01-02 ⓘ |
| employer | Western Kentucky University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Diddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
basketball coaching
ⓘ
college athletics ⓘ |
| givenName | Edgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| heritage | American of Kentucky origin ⓘ |
| honor | Western Kentucky University’s basketball arena named E. A. Diddle Arena in his honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | NCAA men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Centre College football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Edgar Allen Diddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
built Western Kentucky University men’s basketball into a national contender
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one of the first college basketball coaches to win more than 750 games ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colorful personality and use of a red towel on the sidelines
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longevity as head coach at Western Kentucky University ⓘ |
| notableStudent | players who led Western Kentucky to national prominence in mid-20th century college basketball ⓘ |
| notableWork | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men’s basketball program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball coach
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basketball coach ⓘ football coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gradyville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head men’s basketball coach at Western Kentucky University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
American football
ⓘ
baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalLosses | 302 ⓘ |
| totalWins | 759 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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