John Temple (coach)

John F. Temple was an American college baseball coach, serving primarily as head coach of the Boston College Eagles baseball team from 1950–1957.[1] Temple also served as the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team in 1942 and 1943.

John Temple
Playing career
1929–1931Boston College
Position(s)Third basemen / Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
?Cambridge (MA) Rindge Tech (football & basketball)
?Watertown (MA) (football & basketball)
1942–1943Boston College (hockey)
?–1949Boston (MA) College (hockey)
1950–1957Boston College (baseball)
Head coaching record
Overall84–58–1 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Playing career

Temple played ice hockey and baseball at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He played his freshman year at Boston College as a member of the hockey team, but the program was dropped before his sophomore season. He then played third base and outfield for the Boston College baseball team from 1929–1931.[2] He then briefly played in the Northeastern League before retired to teach in the Cambridge school system.

Coaching career

In 1950, Temple was named the successor to Fred Mcguire who left to take a job with the Boston Red Sox.[3] He coached the 1953 Eagles team to the 1953 College World Series, where they went 2–2 and finished 4th.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Boston College Eagles (Independent) (1950–1957)
1950 Boston College 12–8
1951 Boston College 12–8
1952 Boston College 12–7
1953 Boston College 13–71953 College World Series
1954 Boston College 9–6
1955 Boston College 12–6NCAA Baseball Tournament
1956 Boston College 9–6
1957 Boston College 5–10–1
Boston College: 84–58–1
Total:84–58–1

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Tim Curtin (April 13, 1951). "Through The Eagle's Eye". www.newspapers.bc.edu. The Heights. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. "Temple Named Coach". www.newspapers.bc.edu. The Heights. January 6, 1950. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  3. "Meets Batterymen". www.newspapers.bc.edu. The Heights. March 10, 1950. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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