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Temple Baseball Great Joe Hindelang Passes Away
2.19.24 | Baseball, General
PHILADELPHIA – Former Temple baseball great Joe Hindelang passed away on Friday at the age of 78. Hindelang played three seasons for the Owls (1965-67) and later served as head coach for Penn State, Lafayette and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Sciences, compiling 610 wins in 27 seasons.
Hindelang, who also played two seasons on the Temple basketball team (1964-65, 1965-66), was one of the top pitchers in TU baseball history. He is tied for eighth on the Owls career list in complete games (13) and 10th in strikeouts with 200. He also ranks 5th in fewest walks (per 9 innings) for a season (1.89, 1967).
He earned honorable mention all-Middle Atlantic Conference in 1966 and First Team honors as a senior in 1967. He also led the Owls in wins both of those seasons (7, 1966 & 8, 1967).
He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and the New York Yankees in 1967 as a pitcher, and played minor league baseball for two seasons before a shoulder injury ended his professional career.
As a coach, he compiled a 389-355-2 record at Penn State from 1991-04. His 389 wins are the most all-time in program history. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
He led the Nittany Lions to a Big Ten regular season championship in 1996 and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2000. He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year following the 1996 season.
In 2000, the Nittany Lions finished with a 45-19 record. Penn State won its NCAA Regional at North Carolina, earning two wins over the Tar Heels, before falling to Texas in the Super Regional.
Hindelang guided Penn State to eight winning seasons, including three seasons of 32 or more wins and a program-record 45 victories in 2000. Penn State posted winning records in conference play seven times, including six times in the Big Ten and once in the Atlantic 10 in Hindelang's first season.
In his 14 seasons, Hindelang coached 43 All-Big Ten selections. Outfielder Michael Campo was selected Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1997 and Big Ten Player of the Year in 2000. Nate Bump was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 1996.
Campo (first-team) and third baseman Shawn Fagan (second-team) were All-American selections in 2000. Bump was a third-team All-American in 1998, while outfielder Wes Reohr was a third-team All-American in 2002. Campo was also a Freshman All-American in 1997.
Under Hindelang, Penn State had 22 MLB Draft selections, including Bump as a first-round pick by the San Francisco Giants in 1998. Bump pitched three seasons in the Major Leagues with the Florida Marlins, helping the Marlins to a World Series title in 2003.
Hindelang finished his coaching career with a 610-555-4 record, including eight seasons at Lafayette (1983-90) and five seasons at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Sciences (1978-82).
Hindelang, who also played two seasons on the Temple basketball team (1964-65, 1965-66), was one of the top pitchers in TU baseball history. He is tied for eighth on the Owls career list in complete games (13) and 10th in strikeouts with 200. He also ranks 5th in fewest walks (per 9 innings) for a season (1.89, 1967).
He earned honorable mention all-Middle Atlantic Conference in 1966 and First Team honors as a senior in 1967. He also led the Owls in wins both of those seasons (7, 1966 & 8, 1967).
He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and the New York Yankees in 1967 as a pitcher, and played minor league baseball for two seasons before a shoulder injury ended his professional career.
As a coach, he compiled a 389-355-2 record at Penn State from 1991-04. His 389 wins are the most all-time in program history. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
He led the Nittany Lions to a Big Ten regular season championship in 1996 and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2000. He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year following the 1996 season.
In 2000, the Nittany Lions finished with a 45-19 record. Penn State won its NCAA Regional at North Carolina, earning two wins over the Tar Heels, before falling to Texas in the Super Regional.
Hindelang guided Penn State to eight winning seasons, including three seasons of 32 or more wins and a program-record 45 victories in 2000. Penn State posted winning records in conference play seven times, including six times in the Big Ten and once in the Atlantic 10 in Hindelang's first season.
In his 14 seasons, Hindelang coached 43 All-Big Ten selections. Outfielder Michael Campo was selected Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1997 and Big Ten Player of the Year in 2000. Nate Bump was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 1996.
Campo (first-team) and third baseman Shawn Fagan (second-team) were All-American selections in 2000. Bump was a third-team All-American in 1998, while outfielder Wes Reohr was a third-team All-American in 2002. Campo was also a Freshman All-American in 1997.
Under Hindelang, Penn State had 22 MLB Draft selections, including Bump as a first-round pick by the San Francisco Giants in 1998. Bump pitched three seasons in the Major Leagues with the Florida Marlins, helping the Marlins to a World Series title in 2003.
Hindelang finished his coaching career with a 610-555-4 record, including eight seasons at Lafayette (1983-90) and five seasons at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Sciences (1978-82).
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