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Cornelius Ridley
Inducted 1991
Teacher/Coach 35 Years (1956 – 1982)
Alamo Central High School (1956 – 1960)
Pearl High School (1960 – 1982)
Maplewood High School (1982 – 1986)
Whites Creek High School (1986 – 1991)
Basketball Coach
5 TSSAA State Championships (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1981)
15 District Championships
8 Region Championships
11 TSSAA State Tournament Appearances
Served on Davidson County Board of Education (1991 – 1996)
Metro Nashville Coach of the Year 5 Times
Leader in staging first game between a black team and a white team at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville (Father Ryan vs. Pearl High School)
Coached first black athlete in the Southeastern Conference (Perry Wallace—1965 Pearl H. S. Team)
Coach Ridley’s 1966 Pearl High School squad won the first integrated State basketball tournament
Coach Ridley’s Whites Creek squad was rated Number 1 in the nation for a part of the season (1991)
Other 1991 Inductees
Milton Basden
1991
Tom Fann
1991
Brice Hall
1991
E. L. Hutton
1991
Galen Johnson
1991
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