Floyd Temple

Floyd O. Temple (February 3, 1926 – June 29, 2012) was the head coach of the University of Kansas baseball team from 1954 to 1981. He also managed and played in the minor leagues in the early 1950s.

Floyd Temple
Biographical details
BornFebruary 3, 1926
Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJune 29, 2012
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1981Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall437–396–7

A third baseman, Temple was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, and began his professional career in 1950, playing for the Gladewater Bears of the East Texas League, hitting .167 in 15 games. He played for the Iola Indians of the Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League in 1951 and 1952, hitting .292 and .295 respectively. Overall, he hit .278 in 110 minor league games. He also managed the Indians for parts of the 1951 and 1952 seasons.[1]

Following his professional career, he became the head coach of the University of Kansas baseball team. He compiled a record of 437–396–7 in his 28 seasons with the team, becoming its winningest head coach ever. His #13 jersey was placated on the right-center field wall at Hoglund Ballpark.[2]

In 1965, Temple managed the Rapid City Chiefs of the Basin League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[3]

He coached multiple future major league players, including Steve Renko, Bob Allison and Chuck Dobson.[4]

He was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.[5] He died, aged 86, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kansas Jayhawks (Big Seven Conference / Big Eight Conference) (1954–1981)
1954 Kansas 10–54–44th
1955 Kansas 6–162–107th
1956 Kansas 14–56–53rd
1957 Kansas 11–119–84th
1958 Kansas 14–8–211–64th
1959 Kansas 9–115–116th
1960 Kansas 11–137–116th
1961 Kansas 5–142–128th
1962 Kansas 16–1113–83rd
1963 Kansas 15–1011–83rd
1964 Kansas 16–1111–104th
1965 Kansas 12–138–126th
1966 Kansas 8–173–158th
1967 Kansas 12–156–137th
1968 Kansas 7–204–148th
1969 Kansas 12–147–126th
1970 Kansas 15–810–72nd
1971 Kansas 11–226–158th
1972 Kansas 20–1011–93rd
1973 Kansas 11–155–137th
1974 Kansas 17–226–127th
1975 Kansas 15–255–137th
1976 Kansas 23–146–84th
1977 Kansas 22–23–15–52nd
1978 Kansas 34–13–18–42nd
1979 Kansas 34–12–111–93rd
1980 Kansas 26–1912–93rd
1981 Kansas 32–1913–143rd
Total:437–396–7

      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. Minor league stats
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212605/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/09mediaguide-section8.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "1965 Basin League Photo Gallery".
  4. Alumni list
  5. WichitaHOF.com Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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