Thursday, January 11, 2018

Tom Carroll

Thomas F. B. Carroll


Born:
January 14, 1913
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
July 21, 1957
NY


Career
1930-31 Bishop Loughlin High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1931-32 St. Francis College - New York (College)
1932-33 St. Francis College - New York (College)
1933-34 St. Francis College - New York (College)
1933-34 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)

(Another one I have to pat myself on the back for being able to identify.)

Born to Thomas and Catherine Carroll, Tom was one of the nation's highest scoring players while at St Francis, coached by Brooklyn Visitations player Rody Cooney. When St. Francis' season wrapped up in 1934, Carroll joined his coach with the Visitations on March 4, 1934. He was ordained into priesthood in 1938. He was a priest at the Holy Name of Mary Parish in Valley Stream, New York, when he was suffered severe burns in a freak accident at a barbecue with friends and family. The popular priest succumbed to his injuries a few days later at the age of 44.


Source:
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 11, 1938
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester), June 21, 1938
Holy Name of Mary Parish

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/tom-carroll/

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