City of Philadelphia - File #: 010582

• File #: 010582
• Version: 0
• Type: Privileged Resolution
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/4/2001
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/4/2001
• Title: Honoring and commending "Native Son" John Chaney for his contributions to the City of Philadelphia and congratulating him upon his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Longstreth

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/4/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
10/4/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
10/4/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Honoring and commending "Native Son" John Chaney for his contributions to the City of Philadelphia and congratulating him upon his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Body

WHEREAS, Coach Chaney achieved success at all levels of competition in the field of basketball. As a player, he was the 1951 High School Public League Player of the year, earned NAIA All-America honors and was the NAIA Tournament MVP in 1953 at Bethune Cookman College. After a season with the Harlem Globetrotters (1955), he further distinguished himself in the Eastern Pro League by playing in seven all-star game seven times earning the MVP award in both 1959 and 1960; and

WHEREAS, Coach Chaney began his coaching career at Sayre Junior High School where he won 59 out of 68 games. After his tenure there, he moved onto Simon Gratz High School and quickly turned a struggling 1-17 club into a perennial winner; and

WHEREAS, At the helm of Cheney State's Wolves, Coach Chaney posted a win-loss mark of 225-59 (.792) and guided his team to eight NCAA Division II Tournament berths and a 1978 championship title. Despite a grueling schedule, Coach Chaney found time to, and also took great pleasure in, teaching philosophy at Cheyney- for which he was awarded the State of Pennsylvania Distinguished Faculty Award in 1979; and

WHEREAS, Under his leadership. Temple University holds outstanding records which include ranking sixth among winningest programs of all time with a total of 1,571 wins, 17-12 of them being consecutive- NCAA Tournaments appearances with a record that stands 23-17 (.575), five regional finals and two straight Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Titles; and

WHEREAS, His 29-year collegiate coaching career includes a 656-238 record with a winning percentage of .733, being named Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the year five times, National Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1978 NCAA Division II Coach of the Year. For these and other contributions to the game of Basket...