Roy Kidd
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Roy Kidd was a highly successful American college football coach best known for building Eastern Kentucky University into a national powerhouse, winning multiple NCAA Division I-AA championships.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Eastern Kentucky University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AFCA Coach of the Year (Division I-AA)
NERFINISHED
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OVC Coach of the Year ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1931-12-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Corbin, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipSeason |
1979
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1982 ⓘ |
| child |
Keith Kidd
NERFINISHED
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Marc Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedTeam | Eastern Kentucky Colonels football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachingTenureAtEasternKentucky | 1964–2002 ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionshipsWon | 20 Ohio Valley Conference titles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2023-09-12 ⓘ |
| employer | Eastern Kentucky University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2002 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsAppearance |
NCAA Division I-AA national championship game 1979
NERFINISHED
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NCAA Division I-AA national championship game 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Division I-AA national championship game 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Division I-AA national championship game 1982 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| highSchoolCoaching | Madison-Model High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highSchoolCoachingRecord | 54–11–1 ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Eastern Kentucky University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building Eastern Kentucky University into a national football powerhouse
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success in NCAA Division I-AA football ⓘ |
| ledTeamToChampionship | NCAA Division I-AA national championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losses | 124 ⓘ |
| memberOf | College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Roy Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the winningest coaches in NCAA Division I-AA history ⓘ |
| overallCollegeCoachingRecord | 314–124–8 ⓘ |
| playedFor | Eastern Kentucky University football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedSport | American football ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University ⓘ |
| residence | Richmond, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| spouse | Sue Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stadiumNamedAfter | Roy Kidd Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1964 ⓘ |
| ties | 8 ⓘ |
| wins | 314 ⓘ |
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