Carl Ridd

John Carl Ridd (17 August 1929 – 29 March 2003) was a Canadian scholar of religion, basketball player, and activist.

The Reverend

Carl Ridd
Born
John Carl Ridd

(1929-08-17)August 17, 1929
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died29 March 2003(2003-03-29) (aged 73)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
OccupationScholar, basketball player, activist
Spouse(s)
Beverley Tozer
​
(m. 1952)​
Academic background
Alma mater
Thesis'The Image of Man in Albert Camus' (1977)
Academic work
DisciplineReligious studies
InstitutionsUniversity of Winnipeg
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
ChurchUnited Church of Canada
Ordained1958
Congregations served
  • Emerson – Dominion City pastoral charge, Manitoba (1958–1963)
  • Eastside Terrace Methodist Church, Paterson, New Jersey (1964–1966)

Early life and basketball career

Carl Ridd was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 17 August 1929, the son of Dwight Nugent Ridd.[1] He began playing basketball at Westminster United Church and then for Gordon Bell High School.[2] Ridd went on to play for the University of Manitoba from 1947 to 1951 where he was the leading scorer in North America College Basketball, averaging 25 points a game.[2]

Ridd was a starting member of the Canadian basketball team for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Ridd played in all six matches for the team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament.[3] Two years later Ridd 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 (2nd team All-Star).[2] Ridd was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980, and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1983.[4]

In 1952 the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Hawks offered Ridd a contract. Ridd turned the offer down.


Death

On 29 March 2003 Ridd died from leukemia at the age of 74 years.

References
  1. Goldsborough, Gordon (2015). "John Carl Ridd (1929–2003)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "Rev. Dr. J. Carl Ridd". Citizens Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Ridd Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-76810/name-Carl_Ridd/


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