Kevin Cadle
Kevin Cadle | |
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| Born | March 17, 1955 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2017 (aged 62) |
| Occupation(s) | Sports broadcaster, basketball coach |
| Years active | 1984–2017 |
| Website | kevincadle |
Kevin Cadle (March 17, 1955 – October 16, 2017) was a British-based American sports presenter and former basketball coach.
Cadle was born in Buffalo, New York in 1955.[1] After retiring from coaching in 1997, Cadle presented American football and NBA programming for Sky Sports.[2] Cadle also ran his own channel on YouTube called The SportsHeads, providing honest commentary on the NFL and NBA for a UK audience.
He supported the Buffalo Bills.[3]
Cadle unexpectedly died on the morning of October 16, 2017.[4]
Coaching accomplishments
[edit]- British Basketball League Champions 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996
- BBL play-off Champions 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997
- BBL Cup Winners 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
- BBL Trophy Winners 1996, 1997
- Scottish Cup Winners 1984, 1985
- Scottish Play-Off Champions 1984, 1985
- English Cup Champions 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996
- World Invitation Club Tournament Champions (WICB) 1990, 1992
Coaching record
[edit]- Scottish Coach of the Year 1984, 1985
- English Coach of the Year 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996
- Scottish Men's National Team Head Coach 1984, 1985
- English Men's National Team Head Coach 1991–1993
- Great Britain Men's National Team Head Coach 1991–1992
Special coaching accomplishments
[edit]- Placed in the Guinness Book of Records – "Most Successful Team Ever in British Sport" 1989/1990
- Repeated in 1991/1992 Season
- British record of more than 300 career league victories – 1998
- Voted into the "Top 50 Most Influential Sportsperson" in Britain – 1996
- Final grouping of the European Club Champions Cup – First Time Ever in Britain 1990/1991 Season: Ranked Number 6 in Europe
- Repeated in 1993/1994 Season
- Final grouping of the European Cup Winners Cup – 1987/1988 Season
- First coach to be inducted into the British Basketball League's (BBL) Hall of Fame
- BBL Player of the Month award named in his honour - the Molten Kevin Cadle Player of the Month award
- Voted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
References
[edit]- ^ "Kevin Cadle, former Sky Sports NFL presenter, dies aged 62 | NFL News | Sky Sports". www.skysports.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017.
- ^ Frances, Paul (18 July 2021). "VAVEL USA exclusive interview with Sky Sports NFL television presenter Kevin Cadle". vavel.com.
- ^ Kevin Cadle : Home
- ^ "Kevin Cadle, former basketball coach and Sky presenter, dies aged 62". TheGuardian.com. 16 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Personal website
- Bio on betfair.com
- Profile at BritBall
- The SportsHeads
- College statistics @ sports-reference.com
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- Great Britain men's national basketball team coaches
- 1955 births
- 2017 deaths
- American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
- British basketball coaches
- British sports broadcasters
- NBA broadcasters
- National Football League announcers
- Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players
- Sportspeople from Buffalo, New York
- American men's basketball players
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