Coach Cornelius Ridley 1932-2003
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Cornelius Ridley’s teams won 684 games, 15 district, 8 region and 5 state championships at three Nashville schools from 1960-91. Ridley, a 1949 Pearl graduate, succeeded his legendary basketball coach William Gupton in 1960. He coached the Tigers in Nashville’s first integrated game in 1965 and led Pearl to an undefeated season and state title in 1966, the first year the tournament was desegregated.
An educational mentor, he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
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