▁playing ▁basketball ▁at ▁West min ster ▁United ▁Church ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁Gordon ▁Bell ▁High ▁School . ▁R idd ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁sc orer ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁College ▁Basketball , ▁aver aging ▁ 2 5 ▁points ▁a ▁game . ▁ ▁R idd ▁was ▁a ▁starting ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁basketball ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Hels ink i , ▁Finland . ▁R idd ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁six ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁team , ▁which ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁after ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁tournament . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁R idd ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Basketball ▁Championships ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁Canadian ▁to ▁be ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁tournament ' s ▁all - star ▁team ▁( 2 nd ▁team ▁All - Star ). ▁R idd ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Basketball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁Man it oba ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ' s ▁Mil w au kee ▁Haw ks ▁offered ▁R idd ▁a ▁contract . ▁R idd ▁turned ▁the ▁offer ▁down . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁R idd ▁died ▁from ▁le uk emia