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John J. Connelly was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his outstanding achievements as both a coach and an athlete.
Connelly was the head baseball coach for over 25 years at Northeastern, where he first drew raves as an outstanding three sport athlete in the 1950's. He guided the Huskies to the College World Series in 1966 and several New England District titles during his quarter century tenure. His career record was 288-280-6, and he was named the New England Coach of the Year in 1964. After stepping down from his baseball post, Connelly took the position of Director of the University's Matthews Arena.
As an athlete, Connelly excelled in hockey as a defenseman, in football as a quarterback and also in baseball as a second baseman. He captained the 1952 baseball team and led the 1951 football team to an undefeated season. He received honors in all three sports, copping All New England honors in football, All New England and All East in hockey and All New England on the baseball diamond.
In addition to being selected to the Northeastern Hall of Fame, Connelly also was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
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