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  • Temple's John Chaney left an enormous legacy in Philadelphia and throughout college basketball

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    PHILADELPHIA -- You didn't have to like John Chaney to respect him. And you didn't have to agree with him to understand the man's impact on college basketball, Temple University and the countless lives he touched.

    When Temple president Peter Liacouras went outside the box and tapped Chaney to lead the Owls in 1982, many in Philadelphia thought it was another example of the controversial Liacouras missing the mark. This was the same president who had promised a Sugar Bowl by 1985, and the same basketball program which hadn't won an NCAA tournament game since 1958.

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    But Liacouras was right this time, and in Chaney he landed an unapologetic icon who lifted the basketball team, the region's largest institution of higher learning and half a city. Chaney channeled all the discrimination he had faced, in basketball and beyond, and instilled an "us against the world" mentality that was equal parts simplicity and instigation.

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  • John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)

    American basketball player and coach (1932–2021)

    This article is about the basketball player and head coach. For the player and assistant coach, see John Chaney (basketball, born 1920).

    Chaney coaching the Temple Owls in 2006

    Born(1932-01-21)January 21, 1932
    Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
    DiedJanuary 29, 2021(2021-01-29) (aged 89)
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    1951–1955Bethune–Cookman
    1955–1963Sunbury Mercuries
    1963–1966Williamsport Billies
    1963–1966William L. Sayre Junior HS (PA)
    1966–1972Simon Gratz HS (PA)
    1972–1982Cheyney State
    1982–2006Temple
    Overall741–312 (college)
    NCAA Division II tournament (1978)
    7 A-10 regular season (1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998–2000)
    6 A-10 tournament (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001)
    Division II National Coach of the Year (1978)
    2x Henry Iba Award (1987, 1988)
    NABC Coach of the Year (1988)
    AP Coach of the Year (1988)
    UPI Coach of the Year (1988)
    5x A-10 Coach of the Year (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000)
    Basketball Hall of Fame
    Inducted in 2001
    College Basketball Hall of Fame
    Inducted in 2006

    John Chaney (January 21, 1932 – January 29, 2021) was an American college basketball coach, best known for his success at Temple