John Chaney, commanding Temple basketball coach, dies at 89
By DAN GELSTONJanuary 30, 2021 GMT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) John Chaney’s raspy, booming voice drowned out the gym when he scolded Temple players over a turnover at the top of his basketball sins or inferior effort. His voice was loudest when it came to picking unpopular fights, lashing out at NCAA policies he said discriminated against Black athletes. And it could be profane when Chaney let his own sense of justice get the better of him with fiery confrontations that threatened to undermine his role as father figure to scores of his underprivileged players.
Dan Gelston
FILE - A statue of former Temple coach John Chaney is unveiled before the start of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova in Philadelphia, in this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, file photo. John Chaney, one of the nationâs leading Black coaches and a commanding figure during a Hall of Fame basketball career at Temple, has died. He was 89. His death was announced by the university Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.(AP Photo/Michael Perez, File) January 29, 2021 - 4:02 PM
PHILADELPHIA - John Chaneyâs raspy, booming voice drowned out the gym when he scolded Temple players over a turnover â at the top of his basketball sins â or inferior effort. His voice was loudest when it came to picking unpopular fights, lashing out at NCAA policies he said discriminated against Black athletes. And it could be profane when Chaney let his own sense of justice get the better of him with fiery confrontations that threatened to undermine his role as
The university said he died after a short, unspecified illness. He celebrated his birthday last week.
Chaney led Temple to 17 NCAA Tournament appearances over 24 seasons, including five NCAA regional finals. Chaney had 741 wins as a college coach. He was twice named national coach of the year and his teams at Temple won six Atlantic 10 conference titles.
He became a de facto father to dozens of his players, many coming to Temple from broken homes, violent upbringings and bad schools. He often said his biggest goal was simply to give poor kids a chance to get an education.
“Coach Chaney was like a father to me,” said Temple coach Aaron McKie, who played for Chaney. “He taught not just me, but all of his players more than just how to succeed in basketball. He taught us life lessons to make us better individuals off the court. I owe so much to him. He made me the man I am today.”
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. They met on a company-sponsored fishing trip in 1955.
Louis “Lou” Maiello felt honored to drive the former Nancy Kraft home from the fishing adventure sponsored by Rockefeller Center, where she worked as an executive assistant and he was doing construction. It wasn’t long before the couple started dating. A year later they tied the knot on June 16, 1956.
“They lived in the Bronx for a couple of years; then they moved to Staten Island. I remember my dad used to take us down to watch them build the [Verrazzano-Narrows] bridge,” said Barbara Ruggiero, their daughter.
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