Roy Kidd

Roy Kidd
Kidd in 2011
Biographical details
Born(1931-12-04)December 4, 1931
Corbin, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedSeptember 12, 2023(2023-09-12) (aged 91)
Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1950–1953Eastern Kentucky
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954Eastern Kentucky (SA)
1956–1960Madison-Model HS (KY)
1961Madison HS (KY)
1962Morehead State (assistant)
1963Eastern Kentucky (assistant)
1964–2002Eastern Kentucky
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1991–1995Eastern Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall314–124–8 (college)
54–11–1 (high school)
Bowls1–0
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
15–15 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NCAA D-I-AA National (1979, 1982)
16 OVC (1967–1968, 1974, 1976, 1981–1984, 1986–1988, 1990–1991, 1993–1994, 1997)
Awards
10× OVC Coach of the Year (1967, 1974, 1976, 1981–1983, 1988, 1990–1991, 1997)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2003 (profile)

Roy Lee Kidd[1] (December 4, 1931 – September 12, 2023) was an American collegiate football league player and coach. He served as the head coach at Eastern Kentucky University from 1964 to 2002, compiling a record of 314–124–8.[2] Kidd's Eastern Kentucky Colonels won NCAA Division I-AA Football Championships in 1979 and 1982 and were runners-up in 1980 and 1981. His 314 career victories are second-most in NCAA Division I-AA/FCS history, trailing only those of Grambling State's Eddie Robinson. Kidd was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2003.

  1. ^ "Roy Lee Kidd of Richmond, Kentucky : Obituary". Richmond, KY: Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "NCAA Football Coaching Records" (PDF).