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John Chaney, legendary Temple University basketball coach, dies at 89. See photos from his career in Philly.

John Chaney had led Temple to five appearances in the NCAA Elite Eight, the last trip in 2001, the year Chaney was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

John Chaney (center), named head basketball coach at Temple University in 1982, talks with Temple president Peter J. Liacouras (left) and acting director of athletics Gavin White Jr. following a press conference in Philadelphia. Chaney, 50, was Temple's third basketball coach in twenty years.
John Chaney (center), named head basketball coach at Temple University in 1982, talks with Temple president Peter J. Liacouras (left) and acting director of athletics Gavin White Jr. following a press conference in Philadelphia. Chaney, 50, was Temple's third basketball coach in twenty years.Read moreAP
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