American baseball coach
John J. Connelly (c. 1927/1928 – August 17, 2013) was the head coach for Northeastern University's Northeastern Huskies baseball team from 1956 to 1981. He was nicknamed "Tinker".[1]
Early life
Connelly graduated Newton High School in 1946[2] and then served in the United States Army during its Occupation of Japan. He attended Northeastern University, where he played football as a quarterback, hockey as a defenseman and baseball as a second baseman. He led the football team to an undefeated season in 1951 and was captain of the 1952 baseball team. He graduated in 1953.[3]
Coaching career
His career record with the team was 288-280-6. He was named the New England Coach of the Year in 1964. He led the Huskies to the College World Series in 1966.[4]
He was elected to the Northeastern University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975 and the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.[3]
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