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| Position(s) | Third basemen / Outfielder | ||||||||||
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| Overall | 84–58–1 (baseball) | ||||||||||
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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.
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.
References[]
- ↑ Tim Curtin (April 13, 1951). Through The Eagle's Eye. www.newspapers.bc.edu. The Heights. Retrieved on June 7, 2018.
- ↑ Temple Named Coach. www.newspapers.bc.edu. The Heights (January 6, 1950). Retrieved on June 7, 2018.
- ↑ Meets Batterymen. www.newspapers.bc.edu. The Heights (March 10, 1950). Retrieved on June 7, 2018.
External links[]
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