George Makris
George Makris (August 29, 1920 – October 16, 2005) was an American football coach. He served as the 18th head football coach at Temple University in Philadelphia.[1] He held that position for ten seasons, from 1960 until 1969, compiling a record of was 45–44–4. [2] He came to Temple after coaching the Bolling Air Force Base team. He succeeded Peter P. Stevens who was winless in his last season.
 Makris pictured in Templar 1968, Temple yerbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1920 |
| Died | October 16, 2005 (aged 85) Medford Lakes, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 1941–1942 | Wisconsin |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1959 | Bolling Air Force Base |
| 1960–1969 | Temple |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–44–4 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MAC (1967) | |
Makris coached Bill Cosby during his tenure at Temple, a fact that is alluded to in Cosby's skit "Hofstra" on the 1965 comedy album Why Is There Air?
Makris played at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a guard. He died in 2005 at his home in Medford Lakes, New Jersey.[3]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Owls (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1960–1969) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Temple | 2–7 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1961 | Temple | 2–5–2 | 1–2–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1962 | Temple | 3–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1963 | Temple | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1964 | Temple | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Temple | 5–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1966 | Temple | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1967 | Temple | 7–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1968 | Temple | 4–6 | 2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1969 | Temple | 4–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| Temple: | 45–44–4 | 20–21–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 45–44–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- Temple Coaching Records Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "Philadelphia Inquirer: Search Results". Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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