{{Short description|American-British sports broadcaster and basketball coach (1955–2017)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Kevin Cadle | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1955|3|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|10|16|1955|3|17|df=y}} | death_place = London, England | occupation = Sports broadcaster, basketball coach | years_active = 1984–2017 | spouse = | children = }}
'''Kevin Cadle''' (17 March 1955 – 16 October 2017) was a British-based American sports presenter and former basketball coach.
Cadle was born in Buffalo, New York in 1955.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12118/11083645/kevin-cadle-former-sky-sports-nfl-presenter-dies-aged-62 |title=Kevin Cadle, former Sky Sports NFL presenter, dies aged 62 {{!}} NFL News {{!}} Sky Sports |website=www.skysports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017043941/http://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12118/11083645/kevin-cadle-former-sky-sports-nfl-presenter-dies-aged-62 |archive-date=2017-10-17}}</ref> After retiring from coaching in 1997, Cadle presented American football and NBA programming for Sky Sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/nfl/648813-vavel-usa-exclusive-interview-with-sky-sports-nfl-television-presenter-kevin-cadle.html|title=VAVEL USA exclusive interview with Sky Sports NFL television presenter Kevin Cadle|first=Paul|last=Frances|website=vavel.com| date=18 July 2021 }}</ref> 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 Buffalo Bills.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100209090044/http://betting.betfair.com/authors/kevincadle/index.html Kevin Cadle : Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Cadle unexpectedly died on the morning of October 16, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/16/kevin-cadle-former-basketball-coach-and-sky-presenter-dies-aged-62 | title=Kevin Cadle, former basketball coach and Sky presenter, dies aged 62 | website=TheGuardian.com | date=16 October 2017 }}</ref>
==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 Guinness Book of Records – "Most Successful Team Ever in British Sport" 1989/1990 *''Repeated in 1991/1992 Season'' *British 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 Britain 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
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170113114127/http://www.kevincadle.com/Kevincadle/ Personal website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100502040104/http://betting.betfair.com/authors/kevincadle/index.html Bio on betfair.com] * [http://www.britball.com/profiles/kevin_cadle.htm Profile at BritBall] * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYtiXjci0dUvAdx_TfvI2Q/ The SportsHeads] * [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/kevin-cadle-1.html College statistics @ sports-reference.com]
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