Tony Comerford
Brighton, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1919–1922 | Boston College |
| 1923 | Star Taxis |
| 1924 | Everett |
| Position(s) | Loyola (MD) |
| Administrative career ( Loyola (MD) | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–34 (college basketball) |
Walter Anthony Comerford (January 25, 1898 – August 25, 1970) was an American
minor league baseball player, government official, and United States Marine. He served as the head football and basketball coach at the Loyola College of Maryland
from 1928 to 1933.
Early life
A native of
Coaching career
After graduating in 1923,Dummer Academy in South Byfield, Massachusetts.[8] The following season, he played minor league baseball with the Everett club of the Boston Twilight League.[9]
In 1924, Comerford coached the Newport Naval Training Station football team.[10] In 1925 and 1926, he played center field for the Osterville town team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[11][12][13]
He returned to his alma mater to coach the Boston College
ends under Frank Cavanaugh during the 1926 season.[14] In 1927, he followed Cavanaugh to Fordham University to serve as an assistant coach and the freshman coach.[1]
In March 1928,
Canisius College, he filled in for head coach William Joy, who had been seriously injured in an automobile accident.[19] Saint Anselm College hired Comerford as its head football coach in 1941.[20] He remained there for one season and finished with a 1–6 record.[21]
Later life
By 1943, he was seated on the Massachusetts State Parole Board.
References
- ^ a b TWO EX-B. C. PUPILS TO AID CAVANAUGH; Comerford and McNamara Get Fordham Posts Joy Also to Be an Assistant, but Doyle Declines., Boston Daily Globe, December 31, 1926.
- ^ a b c Tony Comerford, Boston College, retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ 2007 Boston College Football Media Guide (PDF), p. 157, Boston College, 2007.
- ^ a b Tony Comerford dies; BC football end, 1918-22, Boston Globe, August 26, 1970.
- ^ B.C. Sluggers Hit Three Circuit Swats, Boston Daily Globe, April 28, 1923.
- ^ Comerford Dies, Ex-College Gridder, Reading Eagle, August 26, 1970.
- ^ Former Boston College Stars Now With Taxis, Lewiston Evening Journal, July 6, 1923.
- ^ Comerford to Coach at Dummer Academy, Lewiston Evening Journal, September 13, 1923.
- ^ Opening of Interstate League at Dixfield and Berlin, N.H., Parks Today, The Lewiston Daily Sun, June 25, 1924.
- ^ Just an Earful, Evening Tribune, September 17, 1924.
- ^ "Osterville". Hyannis Patriot. Hyannis, MA. September 10, 1925. p. 4.
- ^ "Hyannis Takes Another From Osterville, 5-3". Hyannis Patriot. Hyannis, MA. July 29, 1926. p. 6.
- ^ Davis, Hartley R. (August 25, 1960). "Cape Cod League Yesteryears". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. p. 4.
- ^ B. C. FOOTBALL MEN WILL REPORT TODAY; Candidates to Have Light Drill After Lunch Wealth of Backfield Material but Some Gaps In Line, Boston Daily Globe, Sep 7, 1926.
- ^ COMERFORD NAMED COACH AT LOYOLA; Ex-B. C. Three-Sport Star to Fill Baltimore Post Worcester Man Member of Famous 1920 Eagle Eleven, Daily Boston Globe, Mar 4, 1928.
- ^ 2010–2011 Loyola University Maryland Men's Basketball, p. 16, Loyola University Maryland, 2010.
- ISBN 1-58261-546-2.
- ^ VARSITY VIEWS, The Baltimore Sun, January 7, 1935.
- ^ CANISIUS COACH INJURED; Joy Seriously Hurt in Automobile Accident Near Hamilton, The New York Times, September 25, 1934.
- ^ St. Anselm's Names Comerford, The New York Times, Feb 28, 1941.
- ^ Walter Commerford Records by Year Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ 'Cav' Film Brings B. C. 1919 Team Together Again, Daily Boston Globe, Oct 20, 1943.
- ^ Comerford to Be Aid to Hynes in Civil Defense, Daily Boston Globe, Jan 20, 1951.