Popular Post Number9 Posted September 23, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2016/09/23/temple-tsu-olympics-track/89104850/ In 1960 Temple had become so well known for what he had accomplished at TSU, he was named head coach of the U.S. Olympic Women's Track and Field Team in Rome. Temple returned as the U.S. coach in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. U.S. athletes won 23 Olympic medals (13 gold, six silver, four bronze) under Temple. His teams also won 34 national team titles and 30 Pan-American Games medals. God Bless Him and His Family. TF_Titan, chef, NFLStudent, and 10 others 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Number9 Posted September 23, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 I know this will be moved to other sports at the appropriate time. Ed Temple lived up the street from me when I was little. Modest two bedroom house in what people now call the hood. Our next door neighbor was a intern at Meharry and further down the street was a young neurosurgeon. The street was a block and a half long, I am sure I missed some notables. Back then our communities were different. Tennessee A&I State College was an academic and sports powerhouse. They had track and field stars for years. The football program was a NFL feeding ground. One year eleven player from the program were drafted into the NFL. Temple's track teams were the elite of all the sports at the school. All those great NFL players people know about were not the best athletes at the school. Temple's track team was the best of the best. ChesterCopperpot1, TitanTez, prometheus, and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot1 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Ed Temple is a legend. RIP, Ed. BeedoeLaw, SuperFreak90, and TitanTez 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post abenjami Posted September 23, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Never heard of the guy. TitansWycheck89, rns90, Ryudo, and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 He coached Wilma Rudolph who was one of the best female athletes in US history. She had polio as a young girl and was the first American woman to win 3 gold medals in one Olympic games. qb19, and Number9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Is this NFL related? If not move this shit. Denali, woolfolksunclesuncle, abenjami, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OILERMAN Posted September 23, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 LOL! Denali, Ryudo, woolfolksunclesuncle, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Titans279 Posted September 23, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 It is now qb19, ChesterCopperpot1, Number9, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitansWycheck89 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Too funny Do you still do that @OILERMAN Denali, and OILERMAN 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
qb19 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 3 hours ago, oldschool said: Is this NFL related? If not move this shit. Far from "shit" asshole. Have a sense of decorum, and dignity. LEWISHADTHEWEED, Number9, TitanTez, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Maybe not for the NFL forum, but Temple is absolutely a legend of American sports. Wilma Rudolph was basically "The Story" that got the majority of the attention - for good reason - but Temple changed a lot of perceptions about black coaches in sports, and he via TSU very much put Nashville on the international sporting map. And I think a lot of people today don't quite have a grasp of how different the north Nashville of Jefferson Street was during it's heyday, with Fisk, Meharry and TSU all contributing. ChesterCopperpot1, TitanTez, and Number9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 1 hour ago, chef said: Maybe not for the NFL forum, but Temple is absolutely a legend of American sports. Wilma Rudolph was basically "The Story" that got the majority of the attention - for good reason - but Temple changed a lot of perceptions about black coaches in sports, and he via TSU very much put Nashville on the international sporting map. And I think a lot of people today don't quite have a grasp of how different the north Nashville of Jefferson Street was during it's heyday, with Fisk, Meharry and TSU all contributing. Not only from a sports and academic perspective but also for its musical contribution's. Fisk Jubilee singers of course and then BB King, Isaac Hayes, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles, Little Richard all played regularly on Jefferson St. ChesterCopperpot1, Number9, and TitanTez 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 14 minutes ago, freakingeek said: Not only from a sports and academic perspective but also for its musical contribution's. Fisk Jubilee singers of course and then BB King, Isaac Hayes, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles, Little Richard all played regularly on Jefferson St. Way more than sports. Lots of successful local black-owned businesses. As social integration moved forward in the late 60's/early 70's, the downside was that many segregated communities ending up actually doing worse in that their internal economies disintegrated in the shift. Speaking of Nashville sports from that area and that time period, the Perry Wallace bio Stronger Inside does a solid job of describing life then from inside looking outward. ChesterCopperpot1, freakingeek, pamo9, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 2 hours ago, qb19 said: Far from "shit" asshole. Have a sense of decorum, and dignity. Having a sense of decorum would mean posting this in the "other sports" forum. rns90 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post woolfolksunclesuncle Posted September 23, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 **Breaking News** Old man dies....yeah.... rns90, oldschool, Denali, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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