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Joseph Curran (other)
Joseph Curran (1906–1981), American trade unionist. Joseph Curran may also refer to: *Joseph Curran (basketball) (1922–2012), American basketball player *J. Joseph Curran Jr. J. Joseph Curran Jr. (born July 7, 1931) is an American lawyer and the longest serving elected Attorney General (1987 to 2007) in Maryland history, and previously the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 1983 to 1987. His son-in-law, Mar ... (born 1931), American politician in Maryland See also * * Joe Curran (other) {{hndis, Curran, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Curran
Joseph Curran (March 1, 1906 – August 14, 1981) was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader. He was founding president of the National Maritime Union (or NMU, now part of the Seafarers International Union of North America) from 1937 to 1973, and a vice president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). Early life Curran was born on Manhattan's Lower East Side. His father died when he was two years old, and his mother boarded with another family. He attended parochial school, but when he was 14 he was expelled during the seventh grade for truancy.Barbanel, "Joseph Curran, 75, Founder of National Maritime Union," ''New York Times,'' August 15, 1981; Kempton, ''Part of Our Time,'' 1998 (1955); "Retired Union Boss Joseph Curran Dies," ''Associated Press,'' August 14, 1981. He worked as a caddie and factory worker before finding employment in 1922 in the United States Merchant Marine. He worked as an able seaman and boatswain, washing dishes in restaurants when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Curran (basketball)
J. Joseph Curran (June 28, 1922 – January 28, 2012) was an American college basketball coach. He coached at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York from 1953 to 1959. Curran served in the United States Navy during World War II, then attended Canisius, Cornell University, Cornell and Pennsylvania State University after the war – playing basketball at Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball, Penn State during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season, 1943–44 season. Curran became the coach at Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball, Canisius in 1953. He coached for the Golden Griffins for six seasons, leading them to three consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA tournaments in 1955 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1955, 1956 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1956 and 1957 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1957. Their 79–77 upset of NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, North Carolina State in four overtimes in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |