:George Makris
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1920–2005)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = George Makris
| image = George Makris.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Makris pictured in Templar 1968
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|8|29}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|10|16|1920|8|29}}
| death_place = Medford Lakes, New Jersey, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1941–1942
| player_team1 = Wisconsin
| player_positions = Guard
| coach_years1 = 1955–1959
| coach_team1 = Bolling Air Force Base
| coach_years2 = 1960–1969
| coach_team2 = Temple
| overall_record = 45–44–4 (college)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = 1 MAC (1967)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
George Makris (August 29, 1920 – October 16, 2005) was an American football coach. He served as the 18th head coach at Temple University in Philadelphia.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3W5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VGENAAAAIBAJ&pg=799,7141987&dq=george-makris+and+temple&hl=en|title=Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search|publisher=|access-date=April 18, 2016}} He held that position for ten seasons, from 1960 until 1969, compiling a record of was 45–44–4.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/temple/coaching_records.php Temple Coaching Records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516093303/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/temple/coaching_records.php |date=May 16, 2008 }} He came to Temple after coaching the Bolling Air Force Base team. He succeeded Peter P. Stevens who was winless in his last season.
Makris coached Bill Cosby during his tenure at Temple, a fact that is alluded to in Cosby's skit "Hofstra" on the 1965 comedy album Why Is There Air?
Makris played at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a guard. He died in 2005 at his home in Medford Lakes, New Jersey.{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10D5BB895AC276C0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Philadelphia Inquirer: Search Results|publisher=|access-date=April 18, 2016}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach |team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Temple Owls
| conf = Middle Atlantic Conference
| startyear = 1960
| endyear = 1969
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1960
| name = Temple
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 0–5
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1961
| name = Temple
| overall = 2–5–2
| conference = 1–2–2
| confstanding = 6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1962
| name = Temple
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1963
| name = Temple
| overall = 5–3–1
| conference = 1–2
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1964
| name = Temple
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1965
| name = Temple
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1966
| name = Temple
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 2–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1967
| name = Temple
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1968
| name = Temple
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 2–2
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1969
| name = Temple
| overall = 4–5–1
| conference = 1–2–1
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Temple
| overall = 45–44–4
| confrecord = 20–21–3
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 45–44–4
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
References
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