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John Temple (coach)

John Temple
Playing career
1929–1931Boston College
Position(s)Third basemen / Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1941–1942Rindge Tech (MA)
Ice hockey
1942–1943Boston College
1945–1957Boston College HS (MA)
Baseball
1950–1957Boston College
Head coaching record
Overall84–58–1 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

John F. Temple was an American athletic coach who was the head coach of the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team from 1942 to 1943 and the Boston College Eagles baseball team from 1950 to 1957.[1]

Playing career

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Temple played ice hockey and baseball at the Cambridge 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 to 1931.[2] He then briefly played in the Northeastern League before retired to teach in the Cambridge school system. He was also an official for high school and college football, baseball, and hockey games

Coaching career

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In 1941, Temple was named boy's basketball coach at Rindge Tech in Cambridge.[3] The following year, he succeeded John Kelley as coach of the Boston College hockey team after Kelley joined the United States Navy.[4] He was named hockey coach at Boston College High School in 1945 and led the team to its first league title in 1951.[5][6]

In 1950, Temple was named the successor to Freddie Maguire who left to take a scouting job with the Boston Red Sox.[7] He coached the 1953 Eagles team to the 1953 College World Series, where they went 2–2 and finished 4th.

Head coaching record

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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 13–7 1953 College World Series
1954 Boston College 9–6
1955 Boston College 12–6 NCAA 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

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  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. ^ Dalton, Ernest (December 4, 1941). "Schoolboy Sidelights: Ambitious Plans for Medford's Sport Teams". The Boston Globe.
  4. ^ "Temple Is New Coach of Hockey at Boston College". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1942.
  5. ^ Dalton, Ernest (September 12, 1945). "Keith Ranspot of Yanks to Coach Maynard High". The Boston Globe.
  6. ^ Dalton, Ernest (February 12, 1951). "Coach's Daughter (She's 8) Spurs B. C. High, Gallagher to Ice Title". The Boston Globe.
  7. ^ "Meets Batterymen". www.newspapers.bc.edu. The Heights. March 10, 1950. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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