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HickokSports.com - Biography - Harold Connolly Connolly's left arm was slightly withered at birth and he broke it several times playing football and wrestling, so he took up the hammer throw as a student at Boston College to strengthen it. Connolly increased the record to 225-4 in 1958, 226-1½ in 1959, 230-9 in 1960, 231-10 in 1962, then to 233-2 and 233-9½ in 1965. Connolly competed only sporadically after 1965, but he qualified for the 1968 Olympic team and placed fifth in the 1972 trials. www.hickoksports.com /biograph/connolyh.shtml   (274 words)

USATF - Hall of Fame Connolly represented the U.S. in three subsequent Olympics, finishing 8th in 1960 and 6th in 1964 before failing to qualify for the final in 1968. One of the greatest hammer throwers in track and field history, Harold Connolly was the 1956 Olympic champion who broke the world record seven times, helping to place the U.S. in the forefront of an event that historically had not been one of the nation's best. Connolly subsequently married the former Pat Winslow, a three-time Olympian in the 800 meters and pentathlon. www.usatf.org /HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=33   (351 words)

The Emergency Men   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Harold thought that if her remote grandmother had chanced to resemble the fair young girl at his side, there was a good excuse for the sportsman; but he held his tongue. Harold hastily grasped his revolver and went His idea was to stand in the passage near the smoking-room, and defend the place should the door give way; for he did not believe that timber had ever been grown to withstand such blows. Connolly drew back into the nursery to take the post assigned her—assuredly not the easiest on that terrible night—to listen to the doubtful sounds from without, and to support, by her own constancy, the courage of her children. www.harvestfields.netfirms.com /horror/006/072.htm   (8327 words)

Connolly, Harold Joseph Connolly, Harold Joseph, newspaperman, politician, premier of NS (b at Sydney, NS 8 Sept 1901; d at Halifax 17 May 1980). Connolly worked with the Halifax Chronicle and was editor of the Daily Star when elected a Liberal MLA in 1936. He sat 20 years, first as an assemblyman and after 1941 as a Cabinet minister. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001854   (129 words)

Harold Connolly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Harold Connolly started his career as a reporter with the Halifax Chronicle and Daily Star, before working his way up to the position of news editor and later business editor. In a dramatic decision that took five ballots, Connolly was defeated by education minister Henry Hicks for the leadership of the party. Shortly after the loss of the leadership, Connolly resigned from the cabinet, but kept his seat in the House. www.liberalcaucus-ns.com /premiers/connoly.html   (248 words)

Harold Connolly -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) In 1936 he was elected to the provincial (Persons who make or amend or repeal laws) legislature as a Liberal MLA becoming a Cabinet minister in 1941. When Premier (Click link for more info and facts about Angus L. Macdonald) Angus L. Macdonald died in 1954 Connolly became the provice's premier and the Liberal party's (Click link for more info and facts about interim leader) interim leader. Connolly retired from provincial politics in 1955 when he was elevated to the (Click link for more info and facts about Canadian Senate) Canadian Senate in which he served until 1979. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/harold_connolly.htm   (131 words)

Athletics Harold (Hal) Connolly began his hammer-throwing career as a 'caddy', retrieving hammers for the Boston College team, where he found he was tossing them back further than they were throwing them. Connolly received valuable advice from veteran German thrower Karl Storch and coach Sepp Christmann during a European tour in 1954, after which he made rapid progress. Connolly was still the world record-holder at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, but he again met with misfortune, finishing only 6th. www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/printableversion.asp?HeroID=164   (310 words)

[No title] Connolly attempted to obtain from his daughter a connected statement of what had happened and how much she had seen; but she was in no condition to answer questions. Connolly was kneeling at the bedside, and his two sons knelt to the right and left of him. Connolly drew back into the nursery to take the post assigned her--assuredly not the easiest on that terrible night--to listen to the doubtful sounds from without, and to support, by her own constancy, the courage of her children. www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/etext04/seaie10.txt   (18644 words)

Stanford Magazine: May/June 1999 Adam Connolly was bred to be an Olympian. His father, Harold, won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was at a 1962 track and field meet between the United States and the U.S.S.R. at Stanford Stadium that he set a new world record. www.stanfordalumni.org /news/magazine/1999/julaug/farm_report/track_and_field.html   (364 words)

May 99 - New Coach: Pat Connolly But all Connolly had to do was meet with the new track teams’ biggest fans, university president Douglas Covington and athletic director Greig Denny, to find the enthusiasm that kindled her desire to build another championship program. As a coach, she started women’s cross country and track and field at UCLA in 1973 and led the Bruins to the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championship in 1977. Connolly left coaching to raise her family with her husband of 24 years, Harold Connolly, the 1956 Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw. www.runet.edu /rumag/backissues/1999_s/pages/Connolly.html   (793 words)

macgregor - pafg305 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Harold Reginal Connolly [Parents] was born in 1897. Raymond Connolly was born on 11 Nov 1927. Raymond Connolly [Parents] was born on 11 Nov 1927. members.iinet.net.au /~lumac1/pafg305.htm   (388 words)

WashingtonPost.com: For Georgetown's McMahon, It's Hammer Time That would be Harold Connolly, 1956 Olympic champion, the last American hammer thrower to win an Olympic medal. Long ago divorced and remarried, Connolly and his second wife, Pat, are the parents of Adam Connolly, a 1994 graduate of Springbrook High School in Silver Spring who was No. 1 nationally in the hammer throw among high schoolers and who now attends Stanford. In Connolly's heyday the thinking was that the hammer thrower had to be huge. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/locals/mcmahon.htm   (1126 words)

Selected Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Harold C. Connolly Jr., Roger H. Hewins, Richard D. Ash, Brigitte Zanda and Michele Bourot-Denise. Harold C. Connolly Jr., Brian D. Jones and Roger H. Hewins. Harold C. Connolly Jr., Gary R. Huss, W. Hsu, and G. Wasserburg. www.gps.caltech.edu /~vorlon/publication.html   (300 words)

macgregor - pafg72 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Ann Connolly [Parents] was born on 16 Nov 1852 in "Ellen's Brook Farm" Upper Swan. Robert Walter Connolly was born on 12 Mar 1878. Maud Mary Connolly was born on 25 Jun 1883. members.iinet.net.au /~lumac1/pafg72.htm   (906 words)

Harold Connolly When Premier Angus L. Macdonald diedin 1954 Connolly became the provice's premier and the Liberal party's interim leader. A Catholic he was defeated at the party's leadership convention when Protestant delegates formed a united front against a Catholic leader, a move that caused a severereligious split within the party that contributed to its defeat two years later at the hands of Robert Stanfield 's Progressive Conservatives. Connolly retired from provincial politics in 1955when he was elevated to the Canadian Senate in which he served until1979. www.therfcc.org /harold-connolly-266404.html   (154 words)

Harold Connolly September 8 May 17 Nova Scotia legislature interim leader Catholic leadership convention Protestant ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Harold Connolly September 8 May 17 Nova Scotia legislature interim leader Catholic leadership convention Protestant Robert Stanfield Progressive Conservatives This document is a biography of shot putter Harold Connolly. HAROLD CONNOLLY Radio Chairman of the Bridgeport Dental Association broadcasts with other members of the dental profession, words of wisdom on the care of teeth. en.powerwissen.com /QQCjcfOd%2Bj08Zow8VD63wQ%3D%3D_Harold_Connolly.html   (272 words)

HS Hammer.com - Interview With Harold Connolly Harold is currently the Junior Hammer Development Chairmen for USATF, and is working actively to promot the hammer to youth across the US. Connolly also made the 1960, 1964, and 1968 US Olympic teams in the hammer throw. Connolly thank you for taking the time to share with us some of your insights and we want to thank you for helping young hammer throwers all across the US for volunteering to be the US youth hammer thrower coordinator. www.blarg.net /~bingissl/articles/connolly.html   (3033 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Olga Connolly, Olympic discus champion in Melbourne in 1956 under the name of Fikotova, signed her book in Mexico where she was wearing the colors of the United States team for the third time. Harold měl však vízum jen na pět dnů. Vzal to přes Prahu a na letišti zjistila medička Fikotová, že pan Connolly má,,strašnou horečku“ a nemůže dál letět. www.pseudology.org /Connoly/Fikotova_Olga.htm   (1777 words)

Harold Stone (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The Wild McCullochs (1975) (as Harold J. Stone).... Pickup on 101 (1972) (as Harold J. Stone).... The Invisible Boy (1957) (as Harold J. Stone).... www.imdb.com /name/nm0831905   (253 words)

The Seattle Times: Sports: Rolfe wins hammer at national meet Rolfe said he took the advice of 1956 Olympic hammer champion Harold Connolly, who said Rolfe should win even if he has a bad day. Connolly draped the gold medal around Rolfe's neck during the awards ceremony. Connolly, who watches videotapes of Rolfe's performances, has been giving Rolfe advice in telephone calls. seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2001960645_prepnotebook20.html   (502 words)

World War 1 and 2 - Henry Davies Hicks He was elected to the provincial legislature in 1945 as a Liberal and served as minister of education from 1949 to 1954 in the government of Angus L. MacDonald. The party was badly split along religious lines with Protestants uniting behind Hicks to defeat Connolly who was a Roman Catholic. As the new Premier, Hicks was unable to unite the party and his government was defeated in the 1956 election by Robert Stanfield's Progressive Conservatives. www.worldwardiary.com /history/Henry_Hicks   (248 words)

1954 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Premier of Nova Scotia - Angus Macdonald then Harold Connolly then Henry Hicks April 13 - Harold Connolly becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Angus Macdonald September 30 - Henry Hicks becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Harold Connolly en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1954_in_Canada   (272 words)

Connolly Family Genealogy Forum (Page 7) Re: Connolly's of Durrus and Kichrohane,Cork - Julia Melchert 3/14/99 Re: henry connolly of Antrim - Linde Lunney 3/08/99 Re: henry connolly of Antrim - Linde Lunney 9/21/04 genforum.genealogy.com /connolly/page7.html   (1555 words)

Sporting Heroes - Photographs and pictures of sporting heroes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Harold Connolly (USA) 29 May 65 Walnut 71.06m. Harold Connolly (USA) 21 Jul 65 Ceres 70.67m. Harold Connolly (USA) 20 Jun 60 Walnut 68.68m. www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/worldrecords/hmr_m.htm   (404 words)

The Tama News-Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) At 11:30 the Board met with Harold Connolly, Tama County CPC, to discuss annual contracts for providers of services to clients in mental health programs. Connolly also reported that the Tama County Supported Employment program was approved and clients are being referred for services this month. Motion by Sash, seconded by Vest to approve the following contracts as requested by Harold Connolly, CPC: Harmony House, Waterloo; Westwood, Marshalltown; LIFE Skills, Iowa City; and The Abbe Center, Cedar Rapids. www.tamatoledonews.com /LegalArchive/August2001/16LN.html   (4328 words)

Connolly Family Genealogy Forum (Page 5) Re: Thomas Connolly in MT,MN - Jo A. Connolly Caldwell Henning 2/10/01 Re: Thomas Connolly in MT,MN - Jo A. Connolly Caldwell Henning 1/12/01 CONNOLLY OF THE SOUTH SHORE OF BOSTON - Francis Campbell 10/21/00 genforum.genealogy.com /connolly/page5.html   (1427 words)

Hammer Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Hammer Cage - Harold Connolly's hammer throw website with training tips, editorials, and schedule of events. Includes Harold's memoirs, technical articles, coaches manual, video clips, picture sequences, message boards and links. No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. www.realsportsnetwork.com /Track_and_Field_Throws_Hammer.html   (1741 words)

Cyril Connolly Papers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The Cyril Vernon Connolly Collection, housed in thirty-two legal-sized document boxes, is organized into four series:  SERIES I: Correspondence, SERIES II:  Writings, SERIES III:  Photographs, and SERIES IV:  Personal.   The preponderance of the collection, including Connolly's personal library (records for which can be accessed from the on-line catalogue), was acquired from Bertram The correspondence dates from 1912-1974; early family correspondence, not to Connolly, dates from 1864.   This series is arranged alphabetically by surname or by first name if surname is unknown. ·        409 photographs, photo-reproductions, postcard photographs, photo-negatives, and slides, of Connolly, and/or spouses, family members, friends, colleagues, and companion animals.  The photographs are organized into the categories: people (identified and unidentified), arranged alphabetically by surname; locations (identified and unidentified), arranged alphabetically; and animals. www.lib.utulsa.edu /speccoll/connoc00.htm   (9669 words)

Amazon.com: Get Happy: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Performed by George Shearing, Simon Carrington, Robert Chilcott, Stephen Connolly, Alastair Hume, David Hurley, King's Singers Performed by Simon Carrington, Robert Chilcott, Stephen Connolly, John Harle, Alastair Hume, David Hurley, King's Singers Performed by Simon Carrington, Robert Chilcott, Stephen Connolly, Alastair Hume, David Hurley, King's Singers www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002RS1?v=glance   (767 words)

Connolly Pool Table   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Elias J. Carrillo Michael Connolly Terrazas Angel Custodio... apartments are furnished with rosewood and Connolly's leather furniture to ensure the comfort of... She recalled Cyril Connolly's familiar lonely oeuvre: "The city strains... www.elitepooltables.com /connollypooltable   (986 words)

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