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| http://cooper.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cooper-statement-on-passing-of-ed-temple | Cooper Statement on Passing of Ed Temple | 2016-09-23 | 2016 | 2016-09 | Democrat | House | TN | Jim Cooper | C000754 | cooper.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5) today issued a statement on the passing of Ed Temple. "Ed Temple was one of the greatest coaches of any sport in history,” Rep. Cooper said. “His TSU Tigerbelles, including the legendary Wilma Rudolph, set the standard for track and field. Coach Temple broke barriers and made history from Nashville to the Olympics. What an amazing life, what an amazing man." Coach Temple’s athletes dominated track and field, earning 23 Olympic medals – 13 of them gold. Among Coach Temple’s many protégés, Rudolph became the fastest woman in the world. A pillar of Nashville, Coach Temple helmed the TSU women’s team for more than four decades and shaped his community. In 2012, he was inducted into the U.S. Olympics Hall of Fame, and last year, a statue honoring Coach Temple was unveiled along a greenway in downtown Nashville. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |