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Most recent PHOTOS matching your search for 'Ed Diddle'...
  1. The three Smith twins (Photo ID: 89302)
    Willard Smith, Jim Richards and Wayne Smith were pictured in the 1950s in their Columbia High School Baseball uniforms before the three became mem... (click photo title to read more)

  2. Mystery Photo ID 79376 : Mike Watson needs for 1913 LW Baseball Team (Photo ID: 79376)
    Mike Watson wonders if anyone can identify the remainder of the team not identified in this old photo from one of the Waggener-Walker Newspapers p... (click photo title to read more)

  3. Gradyville, KY: How did this happen in just 14 years??? (Photo ID: 74538)
    Anyone have a suggestion this situation? It was a sad moment to see what's happened to the the sign erected in July, 2003, honoring a legendary A... (click photo title to read more)

  4. Favorite Old Photo: Coach Ed Diddle (Photo ID: 48413)
    Coach Diddle - Edgar Allen - made in 1970s; press release photo from WKU. from the collection of Mike Watson Clicking Readmore acces... (click photo title to read more)

  5. Gradyville, Boyhood home of Ed Diddle (Photo ID: 46841)
    This sign at the intersection of Edmonton Road and Old Gradyville Road was erected by the Kentucky Department of Highways following a gift... (click photo title to read more)

  6. Norma Jean Parnell's wonderful Adair County Quilt (Photo ID: 31566)
    Norma Jean Parnell, left, created this beautiful Adair County Quilt over a period of three months. It was finished in time to show at the J... (click photo title to read more)

  7. Gradyville Buggy Ride: #3 A Cautious Turn (Photo ID: 27484)
    GUIDE ANDY kept a cautious watch on the motor vehicle traffic on KY 80 as driver Jacob awaited a safe turning interval to enter Old Gradyvi... (click photo title to read more)

  8. Gradyville Flood: Two sources of the Flood memories (Photo ID: 24304)
    J.W. KELTNER is today's living, walking repository of the oral history of the June 7, 1907, Gradyville Flood. He heard it from his family d... (click photo title to read more)

  9. Gradyville Flood, E.A. Diddle Roadside Markers here (Photo ID: 24124)
    Roadside Markers commemorating the Gradyville Flood and to mark Grady... (click photo title to read more)

  10. Shrine to Ed Diddle: Close-up. (Photo ID: 21387)
    "Uncle Ed" to the world, he was "Cud'n Ed" to us, whether by blood cousinship or close acquaintance. A close-up of the statue of one of America's all-... (click photo title to read more)

  11. Statue of Adair Countian Ed Diddle at WKU (Photo ID: 21385)
    Western Kentucky University now honors Adair Countian Edgar Allen Diddle with this 10 ft. statue with accompanying monuments and benches. The statue w... (click photo title to read more)

  12. The unforgettable Ed Diddle with trademark Red Towell (Photo ID: 21210)
    A poignant painting of Adair County's Ed Diddle in the mural in WKU's Hall of Champions at E.A. Diddle Arena depicts Mr. Diddle in his typical ... (click photo title to read more)

  13. WKU to unveil 10-ft statue of Gradyville, Adair Co. KY's Ed Diddle (Photo ID: 21209)
    In Western Kentucky University's E.A. Diddle Arena, the man himself, Uncle Ed Diddle a native of Gradyville, Adair County, KY, is the dominant ... (click photo title to read more)

  14. Scenic Adair County: View from Jones Chapel Road (Photo ID: 21009)
    THERE MAY BE NO VIEWS IN THE WORLD as peaceful as these hills of Adair County. This scene is from Jones Chapel Road just off Highway West 80, and is l... (click photo title to read more)

  15. Biographies of Coach Diddle (Photo ID: 20362)
    We know of at least two biographies of the great Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball coach Ed Diddle from Gradyville, Adair County, Kentuck... (click photo title to read more)

  16. New Ed Diddle sign in Gradyville (Photo ID: 20361)
    Now the world can know where Ed Diddle spent his boyhood, thanks to an idea of Gradyville Mayor Hootie Gist. He asked Squire J.M.She... (click photo title to read more)

  17. Archive Photo (Photo ID: 20182)
    COLUMBIANS DELIVERING A HAM TO ADAIR COUNTY FAVORITE SON COACH ED DIDDLE at his office at Western Kentucky State College in thelate 1940s or early 195... (click photo title to read more)

 Most recent STORIES matching your search for 'Ed Diddle'...
  1. Tommy Druen: High school basketball (Story ID: 131155)
    Previous Column: The importance of hope By Tommy Druen It's often advised not to... (click title to read more)

  2. Adair County Basketball Book HELP (Story ID: 113667)
    By Daniel Hedges I would like to thank everyone for the leads and contacts for the Adair County Basketball Project. It will be Sprin... (click title to read more)

  3. Keen-eyed Occasional Observer comments on Downing photo (Story ID: 82336)
    The Occasional Observer writes: Great photo! This view has changed considerably since my undergraduate days in the 19... (click title to read more)

  4. Carol Perkins: Richard Duncan recalls 1950s HS gyms (Story ID: 60431)
    'Our (Edmonton)gym was the best in the district and for several years, we hosted most of the district tournaments because we could seat the gues... (click title to read more)

  5. JIM: Western's commencement redux (Story ID: 59693)
    Without a doubt, as each graduate's name is called and as each red towel is handed out, Dr. Henry Hardin Cherry and Adair County's own Uncle E... (click title to read more)

  6. A classic Blue Raiders basketball game: A national championship (Story ID: 58361)
    This story was posted on 2011-02-18 11:46:45 When Adair Countian Micah Harvey was a one-man wrecking crew. When, as Adair Countian Ed... (click title to read more)

  7. Ed Diddle photo was by Edgar Allen, Jr. (Story ID: 57485)
    Ralph Waggener writes: The photo of Ed Diddle that Historian Mike Watts found was shot by Edgar Allen, Jr., a man who is on my l... (click title to read more)

  8. Basketball memories: That talented, athletic Burkesville team (Story ID: 56044)
    An article by Glasgow's Ronnie Ellis and a comment in it about the State Champion Glasgow Scotties Mr. Ellis remembered evoked memories also of th... (click title to read more)

  9. Salute to Ed Diddle sign at Gradyville, KY (Story ID: 54690)
    Mike Watson writes: Another example of pride of p... (click title to read more)

  10. A classic Blue Raiders basketball game: A national championship (Story ID: 42532)
    When Adair Countian Micah Harvey was a one-man wrecking crew. When, as Adair Countian Ed Diddle would have said, Pandum broke out in the sta... (click title to read more)

  11. Bobby D. Morrison family once owned Diddle Homestead farm (Story ID: 42124)
    Bobby D Morrison writes:Ed: During 1988 we purchased a farm on Jay Bird Ridge which ran into Gradyville which included the site of ... (click title to read more)

  12. Query: Is Ed Diddle, Chautauqua speaker, Ed Diddle, coach? (Story ID: 42121)
    CM just received this letter from a very shy reader, who has a question which gives rise to a Capital Idea, which will have the Canadian Tour Busses a... (click title to read more)

  13. Jim: News from 89 years ago (Story ID: 42116)
    By "JimThese appeared in the June 27, 1922 NewsMr. Diddle Brings the Chautauqua to TownMr. Ed Diddle, a n... (click title to read more)

  14. Link: Gary P. West history of basketball at WKU (Story ID: 35579)
    Story has local flavor with entries on Ed Diddle, Jim Richards, and Clem HaskinsAnnette Richards sent a link to a story, by Gary P. Wes... (click title to read more)

  15. Black squirrels also in Potomac, MD, Gradyville traveler says (Story ID: 32484)
    About: Black SquirrelEd,I have seen black s... (click title to read more)

  16. Letter: Fans must have worn a lot of white (Story ID: 28099)
    9:35pmCT Tuesday night: Champions are making triumphant entry into Columbia. In the words of the late Gradyvillian, Coach Ed Diddle, "Pandum has br... (click title to read more)

  17. Kentucky Adventure class visits L&N museum, Ed Diddle Statue (Story ID: 22520)
    With 2 photosBy Dana HarmonOn Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2008, the Kentucky Adventure class from 21st CCLC Camp Casey... (click title to read more)

  18. Wayside Exhibits dedication rescheduled for August 11, 2007 (Story ID: 18481)
    The dedication of the wayside Exhibits commemoration of the Gradyville Flood of June 7, 1907 and America's most colorful basketball mentor, Coach Ed D... (click title to read more)

  19. Big Week of Events in Adair starts with ribbon cutting today (Story ID: 18474)
    Will the party asking about placing a FREE KITTENS ad please call (270) 250-2730. We are unable to get email to you.... (click title to read more)

  20. Big Week of Events culminates with Gradyville dedications (Story ID: 18458)
    This week: Ribbon cuttings at Damon's CTA, at Tumble Towne USA, at Farm Bureau North, and wonderful get-together in Gradyville, KY to commemorate T... (click title to read more)

  21. Chamber Insights July 2007: Complete latest issue & added links (Story ID: 18399)
    Welcome to CHAMBER INSIGHTS, the monthly newsletter of the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce.In this issue:... (click title to read more)

  22. ACRD installing historical markers today (Story ID: 17967)
    The Adair County Road Department will taking a GMC dumptruck back to Bowling Green for repairs and to pick up a backhoe.One employee is taking... (click title to read more)

  23. Gradyville roadside markers installation Thursday at 8:30am CT (Story ID: 17956)
    Roadside markers will be installed at Gradyville in the morning, Thursday, June 28, 2007, at 8:30am. The signs will be located by the Gradyville votin... (click title to read more)

  24. Gradyville roadside markers will be placed June 28, 2007 (Story ID: 17889)
    The Adair County Road Department will be installing two roadside markers in Gradyville on Thursday, June 28, 2007.One of the roadside markers ... (click title to read more)

  25. Letter: Granddaughter of Dr. L.C. Nell writes (Story ID: 16094)
    Comments re: Photo of L.C.Nell homeThis looks like the Ed Diddle House. After the Gradyville Flood, I understand that my grandparents (... (click title to read more)

  26. Statue of Adair County great Edgar Allen Diddle unveiled at WKU (Story ID: 12757)
    Famous Western Coach was born in Gradyville, Adair County, KY, and lived in Columbia for a timePhotos accompany this storyTh... (click title to read more)

  27. Ten-foot statue of Ed Diddle to be unveiled November 19, 2005 (Story ID: 12492)
    A ten-foot statue of Adair County's E.A. Diddle, will be unveiled on November 19, 2005.The statue will be placed in front of Western Ke... (click title to read more)

  28. Memories of Gradyville's Ed Diddle (Story ID: 10740)
    When he stepped down as coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in 1964, Gradyville native Ed Diddle had won more NCAA games than any other c... (click title to read more)




 

































 
 
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