Kenneth Boyd Sidwell (January 23, 1936 – December 25, 2022) was an American college head basketball and baseball head coach. He coached
Belmont's basketball team from 1962 to 1964 and again from 1972 to 1974, as well as
Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Technological University, commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech, is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of Dixie ...
from 1964 to 1969.
In baseball, Sidwell coached Belmont from 1963 to 1964. He was also the first full-time
athletic director
An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and ...
in Belmont's history.
[ He was inducted into Belmont's Hall of Fame as a coach and administrator in 1993.][
As an athlete, Sidwell starred in both sports when he attended Tennessee Tech. In his four-year basketball career, Sidwell was a three-time all-]Ohio Valley Conference
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player, a Little College All-American, and when he graduated he was the school's all-time leading scorer. He had his jersey retired and was inducted into Tennessee Tech's Hall of Fame in 1977.
Sidwell died in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city in and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454 ...
, on December 25, 2022, at the age of 86.
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