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Herman Riddick

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Herman Riddick
Riddick pictured in The Maroon and Grey 1946, North Carolina Central yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1907-07-28)July 28, 1907
Gates County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 1968(1968-09-26) (aged 61)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1930–1932North Carolina College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1936–1944Hillside HS (NC)
1945–1964North Carolina College
Head coaching record
Overall111–57–11 (college)
82–5–3 (high school)
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 black college national (1954)
4 CIAA (1953–1954, 1956, 1961, 1963)

Herman Henry Riddick (July 28, 1907 – September 26, 1968) was an American football coach. He was the ninth head football coach at North Carolina College at Durham—now known as North Carolina Central University, serving for 20 seasons, from 1945 to 1964, and compiling a record of 112–57–10. His tenure is the longest of any coach in the history of the North Carolina Central Eagles football program.[1]

A native of Gatesville, North Carolina, Riddick played college football at North Carolina College before graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1933. He began his coaching career in 1936 at Hillside High School, in Durham, North Carolina.[2] Riddick died on September 26, 1968, in Durham.[3]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
North Carolina College Eagles (Colored/Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1945–1964)
1945 North Carolina College 6–35–13rd
1946 North Carolina College 7–35–36th
1947 North Carolina College 2–72–612th
1948 North Carolina College 6–3–14–3–17th
1949 North Carolina College 4–53–48th
1950 North Carolina College 7–26–12nd
1951 North Carolina College 7–2–15–1–13rd
1952 North Carolina College 4–44–22nd
1953 North Carolina College 5–35–11st
1954 North Carolina College 7–1–16–0–11stW National Classic
1955 North Carolina College 4–1–23–1–24th
1956 North Carolina College 5–2–25–0–2T–1st
1957 North Carolina College 5–44–33rd
1958 North Carolina College 7–25–12nd
1959 North Carolina College 4–4–13–38th
1960 North Carolina College 7–25–23rd
1961 North Carolina College 7–0–25–0–21st
1962 North Carolina College 6–34–37th
1963 North Carolina College 8–16–11st
1964 North Carolina College 4–52–513th
North Carolina College: 112–57–1087–41–9
Total:112–57–10
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. North Carolina Central University coaching records Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Riddick 4th Postwar CIAA Great To Die". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved August 16, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Grid Coach Dies". Rocky Mount Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Associated Press. September 27, 1968. p. 13. Retrieved August 16, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.