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Ted Connolly

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Ted Connolly
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Connolly in 1961
No. 65, 64
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1931-12-05) December 5, 1931 (age 92)
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 / round: 9 / pick: 107
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:91
Starts:62
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Theodore William Connolly (December 5, 1931 – February 24, 2014) was a professional American football player for the San Francisco 49ers from 1954 to 1962 and Cleveland Browns in 1963.

He earned all-Pro honors and was a member of the 1962 NFL All-Star team as named by The Sporting News.

He originally played in college at Santa Clara University and was an All-American until the Broncos dropped football in 1951. Connolly moved on to the University of Tulsa where he graduated in 1953. While at Tulsa he was named a member of the All-Missouri Valley team as a tackle.[1]

Connolly was selected in the 9th round of the 1954 NFL draft by the San 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 of Oakland, California.[1]

Conner died at his home in Gardnerville, Nevada on February 24, 2014, from acute myelocytic leukemia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dan McGuire (ed.), The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League Present the Shotgun Offense: Press, Radio, Television Information for 1961. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco 49ers Football Club, 1961; p. 21.
  2. ^ James Marty, "Ted Connolly, Former 49er and Napa Resident, Dies at 82," Napa Valley Register, March 11, 2014.