Cap Timm
American baseball coach
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Leroy Clinton "Cap" Timm (June 4, 1908 – August 7, 1987) was the longest tenured college baseball coach for the Iowa State University Cyclones located in Ames, Iowa and he held that position from the 1938 season through the 1942 season and again from the 1946 season through the 1974 season, with his tenure being interrupted due to service in World War II. In his tenure, he led Iowa State to three conference titles and two College World Series appearances. Timm died on August 7, 1987. He was inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame in 1997.[1] The school's ballpark, Cap Timm Field, is named in his honor.
Arlington, Minnesota, U.S.
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1908 Arlington, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1987 (aged 79) Ames, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1931 | Minnesota |
| Baseball | |
| 1929–1931 | Minnesota |
| Positions | Quarterback, Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934–1955 | Iowa State (Asst) |
| Men's Basketball | |
| 1934–1953 | Iowa State (Asst) |
| Baseball | |
| 1938–1942 1947–1974 | Iowa State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1934–1936 | Iowa State (Assistant AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 340–373–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Playing career
Timm attended high school in Arlington, Minnesota, before attending the University of Minnesota. While attending Minnesota, Timm played as both a half and quarterback on the football team, and a catcher on the baseball team.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State Cyclones (Big Eight Conference) (1938–1974) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Iowa State | 11–6 | |||||||
| 1939 | Iowa State | 4–12 | |||||||
| 1940 | Iowa State | 10–7–1 | |||||||
| 1941 | Iowa State | 10–8 | |||||||
| 1942 | Iowa State | 6–7 | |||||||
| 1947 | Iowa State | 7–7–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Iowa State | 7–12 | |||||||
| 1949 | Iowa State | 12–6 | |||||||
| 1950[3][4] | Iowa State | 8–11 | 4–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1951 | Iowa State | 8–7 | |||||||
| 1952 | Iowa State | 9–10 | |||||||
| 1953 | Iowa State | 9–8 | |||||||
| 1954 | Iowa State | 11–10 | |||||||
| 1955[4][5] | Iowa State | 9–11 | 5–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1956[4][6] | Iowa State | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1957[7][8] | Iowa State | 18–9 | 11–6 | 1st | NCAA Third Place | ||||
| 1958 | Iowa State | 8–15 | |||||||
| 1959 | Iowa State | 11–12 | |||||||
| 1960[9] | Iowa State | 14–9 | 12–6 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Iowa State | 5–14 | |||||||
| 1962 | Iowa State | 10–10 | |||||||
| 1963[10] | Iowa State | 7–14–1 | 4–14 | 7th | |||||
| 1964 | Iowa State | 12–7 | |||||||
| 1965[11] | Iowa State | 11–9 | |||||||
| 1966[12] | Iowa State | 8–8 | 9–11 | T–5th | |||||
| 1967[13] | Iowa State | 10–19–2 | |||||||
| 1968[14] | Iowa State | 11–16 | 9–9 | 4th | |||||
| 1969[15] | Iowa State | 9–16 | 8–12 | ||||||
| 1970[16][17] | Iowa State | 19–11 | 13–5 | 1st | NCAA CWS | ||||
| 1971[18][19] | Iowa State | 16–14 | 13–7 | 1st | NCAA District 5 | ||||
| 1972[20][21] | Iowa State | 14–17 | 7–10 | 8th | |||||
| 1973[22] | Iowa State | 9–21 | 3–13 | ||||||
| 1974[23][24] | Iowa State | 19–17 | 7–10 | 6th | |||||
| Total: | 340–373–5 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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