Anthony Joseph "Tony" Conroy (October 19, 1895 – January 11, 1978) was an American

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player. He played as a

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on the United States hockey teams. The team competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

, winning the silver medal. He moved into the pros with the

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in 1925–26, turning down offers from

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teams to play out his career in his hometown. Conroy was born, and died, in

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1895 births 1978 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen American men's ice hockey forwards Central Hockey League (1925–1926) players Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Ice hockey people from Saint Paul, Minnesota Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey St. Paul Athletic Club ice hockey players United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub