John Patrick Donohue, M.S.M. posthumous (June 4, 1931 – April 16, 2003) was an American-Canadian

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coach. Donohue was the

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of the senior

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for 16 years, and he led them to several international successes. He was inducted into the

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, in 2013.

Coaching career

Donohue served as a

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for St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School. He then served as the

of Power Memorial Academy, from 1959 to 1965. At Power Memorial, Donohue had a career win–loss record of 163–30, including winning 71 straight games with the star

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of his team,

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(later known as

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). Donohue's 1963–64 Power Memorial team was named, "The High School Team of The Century". Donohue went on to work as the head coach of the

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, from 1965 to 1972. With Holy Cross, he compiled a record of 106–66. Donohue was also the head basketball coach of the senior men's Canadian national basketball team, from 1972 to 1988. Donohue coached Canada at three

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(in

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, and

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), highlighted by two fourth-place finishes in 1976 and 1984. He also coached Canada at the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. With Canada, Donohue won the silver medal at the

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. He also won bronze medals at the

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and the 1988 Tournament of the Americas. He also led the Canadian national university team to the gold medal at the

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, and the bronze medal at the

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Awards and accomplishments

*Inducted into the

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: 1991 *Inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame: 1992 *Inducted into the Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame: 2000 *Inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame: 2002 *Inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame: 2003 *

Meritorious Service Decoration (Canada) The Meritorious Service Decorations (french: Décorations pour service méritoire), available in two forms as the Meritorious Service Cross (Fr.: ''Croix du service méritoire'') and the Meritorious Service Medal (Fr.: ''Médaille du service mérit ...

: 2004 *Inducted into

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: 2004 *Inducted into the

: 2013

Personal life

Donohue was married to Mary–Jane Donohue, who was lovingly referred to as his "bride", in 1963. Donohue died from

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, in

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, on 16 April 2003.

References

External links

Sports-Reference.com Profile
* ttp://www.basketball.ca/files/2015-04/hof_jackdonohue.pdf Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame Profilebr>Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame Profile
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Coaching career

Awards and accomplishments

Personal life

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