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Kevin Cadle (March 17, 1955 – October 16, 2017) was a British-based American sports presenter and former
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coach. Cadle was born in
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in 1955. After retiring from coaching in 1997, Cadle presented
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and
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programming for
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. Cadle also ran his own channel on YouTube called ''The SportsHeads'', providing honest commentary on the NFL and NBA for a UK audience. He supported the
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. Cadle unexpectedly died on the morning of October 16, 2017.


Coaching accomplishments

* British Basketball League Champions 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996 *BBL play-off Champions 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997 *BBL Cup Winners 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 *BBL Trophy Winners 1996, 1997 *Scottish Cup Winners 1984, 1985 *Scottish Play-Off Champions 1984, 1985 *English Cup Champions 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996 *World Invitation Club Tournament Champions (WICB) 1990, 1992


Coaching record

*Scottish Coach of the Year 1984, 1985 *English Coach of the Year 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996 *Scottish Men's National Team Head Coach 1984, 1985 *English Men's National Team Head Coach 1991–1993 * Great Britain Men's National Team Head Coach 1991–1992


Special coaching accomplishments

*Placed in the
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– "Most Successful Team Ever in British Sport" 1989/1990 *''Repeated in 1991/1992 Season'' *
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record of more than 300 career league victories – 1998 *Voted into the "Top 50 Most Influential Sportsperson" in Britain – 1996 *Final grouping of the European Club Champions Cup – First Time Ever in
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1990/1991 Season: Ranked Number 6 in Europe *Repeated in 1993/1994 Season *Final grouping of the European Cup Winners Cup – 1987/1988 Season *First coach to be inducted into the British Basketball League's (BBL) Hall of Fame *BBL Player of the Month award named in his honour - the Molten Kevin Cadle Player of the Month award *Voted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame


References


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Personal website





The SportsHeads


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