Northeastern University Athletics

Robert A. Connors was selected to the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in the sport of football.

As a straight T quarterback with a rifle arm, Connors was a baffling obstacle to opposing defenses, and particularly so in 1967 and 1968, when the Huskies of Joe Zabilski were a combined 13-4-0. Connors set a record for yards passing in a single season in 1969, the year after he was the leading rusher for the Huskies out of the quarterback position. Connors left Northeastern with career football records for passes thrown and completed, touchdown passes and yards gained in a season. Connors punctuated his career with 11 touchdown strikes in 1969, and another six rushing the football. His final offensive line read like that of the premier double threats of his era: 608 yards rushing, 2,581 through the air, and 24 career passing TD's. Connors was also the team's regular punter and earned one letter hurling the javelin in outdoor track in the spring of 1968. His athletic ability was conspicuous, so much so that the New York football Giants tried him out at defensive back in 1970. He went on to play professional -- at defensive back -- with the Long Island Bulls of the Atlantic Coast League in the fall of 1970.