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.

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

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