I like that he just ended up playing backwards, which helped him sound unique.  Meaning that he was opposite-handed , but when learning to play just learned on a right-handed setup, so his fills sound different as he moves across the toms, and there is a little gap to get to his snare.
 
His playing was never meant to play over the music, but to support it, as pop, and his playing fit their needs and the results of it all speak for themselves.
 
I always liked his television work for kids, as well, and he was and is an entertaining guy.
 
Bob Bone
 

The Beatles did ok, ya? 

One biography suggested that Ringo got the job because he was already playing in an established band, had local name-recognition and contacts for gigs. He was also a little older than the others and must have seemed like the cool guy you'd want in your band.
 
I had a similar experience in my first band. We brought in our singer because he was already in an established band, had local name-recognition and contacts for gigs. He was also a little older than us and had dropped out of high school and rode a motorcycle. Most important, he owned a PA. Unlike Ringo, though, he was a terrible singer and an egocentric jerk.

What do you call a drummer with no sticks?
 
The front man.