V 6 N. 69 Ed Temple R.I.P.

October 13, 1956,  Ed Temple surrounded by Wilma Rudolph, Isabelle Daniels, Willie White, Lucinda Williams Mae faggs, and Margaret Matthews on their way to Melbourne, Australia photo  John Corn/The Tennessean

Former Coach of Wilma Rudolph and many other Olympians, Ed Temple has passed away at age 89.

Ed Temple

In the 1950s when women's track and field was almost a once every four years occurence,  Ed Temple coaching the Tennessee Tigerbelles, brought the sport forward with giant steps.   His athletes were the dominant force on US women's national teams from 1956 until well into the 1960s when the rest of the nation began catching up.