Cap Timm

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.

Cap Timm

Biographical details
Born	(1908-06-04)June 4, 1908 Arlington, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 7, 1987(1987-08-07) (aged 79) Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Minnesota
Playing career
Football
1928–1931	Minnesota
Baseball
1929–1931	Minnesota
Position(s)	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
3× Big Eight Conference (1957, 1970, 1971)

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

Statistics overview

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
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion