Charles Ridl, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles Ridl
American basketball coach
Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1920
Date of Death: 28-Apr-1995
Profession: basketball coach
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Charles Ridl
- Charles G.
- "Buzz" Ridl (June 27, 1920 – April 28, 1995) was an American college head coach of men's basketball born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Irwin, Pennsylvania. He was the long-time coach at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, until 1968 when he was tapped for Division I by the Pittsburgh Panthers.
- He resurrected a failing program after former coach Timmons lost control of his once competitive team in the midst of the late 1960s protest culture.
- Along with defensive coordinator Fran Webster and assistant Tim Grgurich, Ridl developed the often duplicated "Amoeba Defense" and shocked the basketball world with it in 1973-1974 with a school record 22 straight wins and an Elite Eight appearance.
- He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame (1969), Western Pennsylvania Coaches Hall of Fame (1980), and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1992).Ridl's win-loss record at Pitt was 97-83 (.539).
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