John Boles (1985) - Hall of Fame

John Boles

Induction:
1985
Class:
1966

John Boles has been an important part of the Temple University soccer program both as a coach and player. He has been the Owls’ head coach from 1974-1995 and has produced a brilliant 118-45-9 record. He has twice led Temple into the NCAA Tournament. The Owls captured four East Coach Conference championships under his direction and two Eastern College Athletic Conference titles. A first team all-American himself in 1966, he has produced four all-Americans at Temple. He also earned all-American honorable mention twice. He was the Middle Atlantic Conference’s most valuable player in 1966 when he led the Owls into the NCAA Tournament. He made the Tri-State all-star team three times and was twice named Temple’s most valuable player. He was an assistant coach at Temple for seven years under Dr. Williams P. (Pete) Leaness and Walt Bahr before becoming head coach. He played professional soccer with several teams. A Philadelphia product, he made the all-Catholic and all- Scholastic teams for three years while starring for North Catholic High School.