Tom Haggerty

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Thomas J. Haggerty was an American college basketball coach. He coached DePaul University from 1936 to 1940,[1] and after a stint in the United States Army, returned to the school in 1944 to become its athletic director. From 1945 to 1950, he coached Loyola University Chicago, and guided them to a second-place finish in the 1949 National Invitation Tournament. He later coached at Loyola University New Orleans, but resigned during the 1953-54 season because of health issues. He died of pneumonia at age 51 in 1956.[2]

References

  1. 2009-10 DePaul Men's Basketball Media Guide. depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.
  2. "Ex-Loyola Coach dies". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 15, 1956. A1.


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