![]() Haggerty from the 1950Loyolan | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | October 31, 1903 |
Died | January 14, 1956 (aged 52) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1936–1940 | DePaul |
1945–1950 | Loyola (IL) |
1950–1953 | Loyola (LA) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1944–1945 | DePaul |
1945–1950 | Loyola (IL) |
Thomas J. Haggerty (died January 14, 1956) was an Americancollege basketball coach. He coachedDePaul University to a record of 64–29 from 1936 to 1940,[1] and after a stint in theUnited States Army, returned to the school in 1944 to become itsathletic director. From 1945 to 1950, he coachedLoyola University Chicago to a record of 111–41, and guided them to a second-place finish in the1949 National Invitation Tournament. He later coached atLoyola University New Orleans, but resigned during the 1953–54 season because of health issues. He died ofpneumonia at age 51 on January 14, 1956.[2]
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