Jim Temp
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. | October 10, 1933||||||
Died: | November 25, 2012 Allouez, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 79)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Aquinas (WI) | ||||||
College: | Wisconsin | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1955 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
James Arthur Temp (October 10, 1933[1] – November 25, 2012) was an American football player, businessman, and philanthropist.
Born in
Temp was selected 17th in the second round of the
Temp joined the Green Bay Packers Board of Directors in 1987 and served as a member emeritus of the Executive Committee (1993–2004).[3]
Temp was head of the UW-Green Bay Founders Association, whose purpose was development of a philanthropic base for University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (UWGB). He served as Association president in 1980 and 1981. In 1984, he joined Donald J. Long, Sr., to take on yet another challenge on behalf of UWGB, chairing the University's first capital campaign (raising more than $2.5 million). In gratitude, the school named the James A. Temp Hall (a student dormitory) after him in 1989.[3]
In addition to his professional work as president of Alexander and Alexander of Wisconsin, an insurance brokerage), Temp served in many community leadership roles with business organizations, civic groups, and health agencies. He continued to work on behalf of UWGB as a director of the Founders Association and University Village Housing Inc.[4]
Temp battled heart disease in his later years. On November 25, 2012, while watching football, he became ill and died later that day. He was 79 years old. He was survived by his wife, Carol Jean Temp, 4 daughters, 13 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Jim Temp Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Statistics Archived September 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Williams, Scott Cooper (November 26, 2012). "Ex-Packers player, UWGB fundraiser Temp dies at 79". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ "Temp 3366 - Housing and Residence Life". University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Retrieved November 27, 2012.