 Connolly in 1961 | |||||||
| No. 65, 64 | |||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | (1931-12-05)December 5, 1931 (age 93) Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | February 24, 2014 Gardnerville, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Piedmont (CA) | ||||||
| College: | Santa Clara Tulsa | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1954: 9th round, 107th pick | ||||||
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Theodore William Connolly (December 5, 1931 – February 24, 2014) was a professionalAmerican football player for theSan Francisco 49ers from 1954 to 1962 andCleveland Browns in 1963.
He earned all-Pro honors and was a member of the 1962 NFL All-Star team as named byThe Sporting News.
He originally played in college atSanta Clara University and was anAll-American until the Broncos dropped football in 1951. Connolly moved on to theUniversity of Tulsa where he graduated in 1953. While at Tulsa he was named a member of the All-Missouri Valley team as atackle.[1]
Connolly was selected in the 9th round of the1954 NFL draft by theSan Francisco 49ers, who made him the 107th selection of the year.
While a player, he worked in the off-season as a real estate salesman for the Grubb Real Estate Company ofOakland, California.[1]
Conner died at his home inGardnerville, Nevada on February 24, 2014, from acutemyelocytic leukemia.[2]