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Ed Temple memorial service set for Friday at TSU

Mike Organ
morgan@tennessean.com

A memorial service honoring legendary Tennessee State and Olympic track coach Ed Temple is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Kean Hall Gymnasium on campus.

All classes and meetings at the school will be canceled during that time.

Temple, who coached at TSU from 1953-94 and served as the Olympic track coach in the 1960 and 1964 games, died Thursday. He was 89.

The service is open to the public.

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