Thomas Conley was an
American football player and coach of football and basketball. Conley played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at the
University of Notre Dame from 1928 to 1930. He was the captain of the
1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their 13th and final season under head coach Knute Rockne, ...
, which won a
national championship. Conley was named a Second Team All-American as an
end that year. He served as the head football coach at
La Salle University
La Salle University () is a private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle.
History
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from 1931 to 1932 and at
John Carroll University from 1936 to 1942, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–34–7. Conley was also the head basketball coach at La Salle from 1931 to 1933 and at John Carroll from 1936 to 1943, tallying a career
college basketball mark of 86–87. He worked as an assistant football coach in charge of the ends at his alma mater, Notre Dame, from 1933 to 1935. A native of
Philadelphia, Conley attended
Roman Catholic High School there.
Head coaching record
Football
Basketball
References
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