Arena, the basketball venue at WKU, built in 1963, is named for him. For the last six years of his life, Diddle was a fixture at the arena, even leading cheers. During a 1968 game against Dayton, he jumped on top of a press table to lead the students in cheers. When a Dayton sportswriter told him to get down, Diddle snapped, "What do you mean I can't get on top of this table? This is my damn gym!". Hall of Fame Coach Diddle has been inducted into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Western Kentucky University Athletic Hall of Fame, the Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame, and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Head coaching record Men's basketball Baseball Football Women's basketball See also List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins References External links 1895 births 1970 deaths American football halfbacks American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Baseball coaches from Kentucky Basketball coaches from Kentucky Basketball players from Kentucky Centre Colonels football players College men's basketball head coaches in the United States College men's basketball players in the United States High school basketball coaches in the United States Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees People from Adair County, Kentucky Players of American football from Kentucky Sportspeople from Bowling Green, Kentucky Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers athletic directors Western Kentucky Hilltoppers baseball coaches Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball coaches Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football coaches Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball coaches