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Jack Curran is an American baseball and basketball coach. Curran is the head coach at Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York. Curran has won more basketball and baseball games than any high school coach in the United States.[1] He has been elected into nine different Halls of Fame.[1]
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Early life and education
Jack Curran was the son of a New York City police officer.[2]
Curran graduated in 1948 from All Hallows High School in Bronx, New York.[2] He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English from St. John’s University.[3]
Curran played minor league baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies organizations.[3]
Coaching career
Curran began coaching at Archbishop Molly High School in 1958.[1] During his career at Archbishop Molly, Curran has won more basketball and baseball games than any high school coach in the United States.[1]
Among his former players are former NBA players Brian Winters, Kevin Joyce, Kenny Smith, Robert Werdann, and Kenny Anderson.[1]
Honors
He has been named CHSAA Coach of the Year 25 times in baseball, 22 times in basketball, won city championships in three different decades.
Curran has been elected into nine different Halls of Fame, including the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]
On February 8, 2008, the school community honored his 50th year as head coach of baseball and basketball by unveiling a mural of the coach "though the years" after a game vs. St. Francis Prep.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Mallozzi, Vincent M. (February 8, 2008). "Celebrating Jack Curran's 50 Years at Archbishop Molloy". The New York Times (New York, New York: The New York Times Company). http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/sports/ncaabasketball/08curran.html. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ a b Barry, Dan (February 10, 2003). "Father Basketball, Long Into Overtime; After 45 Years, a Coach Still Teaches Layups and Life's Lessons". The New York Times (New York, New York: The New York Times). http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/10/nyregion/father-basketball-long-into-overtime-after-45-years-coach-still-teaches-layups.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Coach Jack Curran". Frank McGuire Foundation Biographies. New York, New York: The New York Athletic Club. http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:tn3mwTje14kJ:www.mcguirefoundation.org/publications/JackCurran.pdf+Jack+Curran+honors&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AHIEtbQmg41XjqOJ0ZB110MG_JxUL422sA. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
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