Legendary Temple Owls men’s basketball coach John Chaney dies at 89

Legendary Temple Owls men's basketball coach John Chaney died Friday morning after a short illness at the age of 89, the university announced.

Chaney won the NCAA Division II title as the head coach of Cheyney State in 1978 and coached at Temple for 24 years (1982-2006). He compiled a 741-312 record at the collegiate level and won six Atlantic 10 regular-season titles with the Owls. 

"John Chaney was a great coach, but he was so much more,"  Temple president Richard M. Englert said in a statement. "For generations of Temple University students, he was a wise counselor, a dedicated teacher,  an icon of success, and a passionate leader who always led by example and with conviction."

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