John J. Connelly (ca. 1923-1929-August 17, 2013 in Needham, Massachusetts) was the head coach for Northeastern University's

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baseball team from 1956 to 1981. He was nicknamed "Tinker".

Early life

Connelly graduated Newton High School in 1946. 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.

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

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in 1966.Hall of Fame page
/ref> He was elected to the Northeastern University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975 and the

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in 1984.

References

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