Edgar Diddle

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Edgar Allen Diddle (March 12, 1895 in Gradyville, Kentucky, United States - January 2, 1970) was a college men's basketball coach. He is known for coaching at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1922 to 1964. Diddle became the first coach in history to coach 1,000 games at one school. Diddle was known for waving a red towel around along the sidelines during his games. He was known to wave, toss, and chew on this towel, and even cover his face in times of disappointment. His red towel is now part of WKU's official athletic logo. Diddle experienced only five losing seasons in 42 years and overall, averaged 25 wins per year.

While Diddle was best known for coaching men's basketball, he also coached football, baseball, and women's basketball at WKU, although men's basketball was his only coaching job for the vast majority of his tenure at the school.[1]

He played for Centre College's undefeated 1919 basketball team.

E. A. Diddle Arena, the basketball venue at WKU, built in 1963, is named for him.

A statue of Edgar Allen Diddle that stands outside of the arena named for him, on the campus of Western Kentucky University.
A statue of Edgar Allen Diddle that stands outside of the arena named for him, on the campus of Western Kentucky University.

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