Ted Connolly

Games played:	91
Starts:	62
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ted Connolly
	Connolly in 1961
No. 65, 64
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	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
	San Francisco 49ers (1954–1962); Cleveland Browns (1963);
Career highlights and awards
	Pro Bowl (1961); All-Missouri Valley team (1953);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
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

^ ^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.
^ James Marty, "Ted Connolly, Former 49er and Napa Resident, Dies at 82," Napa Valley Register, March 11, 2014.