John Connelly (baseball)

American baseball coach

John ConnellyBiographical details

Born| 1927 or 1928
Died| August 17, 2013 (aged 85)
Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater| Newton High School (1946)
Northeastern University (BA, 1953) (M.Ed, 1966)
Playing career
Baseball
c. 1950–1953| Northeastern
Ice hockey
c. 1950–1953| Northeastern
Football
c. 1950–1953| Northeastern
Position(s)| Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1956–1981| Northeastern
Head coaching record
Overall| 288–280–6 (.507)
College Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1984

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

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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

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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]

## References

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1. ^ Ex-Northeastern coach 'Tinker' Connelly dies at 85
2. ^ Obituary
3. ^ a b Pave, Marvin (August 26, 2013). "John 'Tinker' Connelly, 85, three-sport star, NU coach". Boston Globe. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
4. ^ Hall of Fame page

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