Jack Curran

Jack Curran

Jack Curran is the current baseball and basketball head coach at Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, NY. Since he took over from Lou Carnesecca in 1958, he guided the Archbishop Molloy baseball varsity to more than 1,300 wins and 17 CHSAA titles, while coaching the basketball varsity to more than 870 wins and 5 city titles. Among his former players are former NBA players Brian Winters, Kevin Joyce, Kenny Smith, Robert Werdann, and Kenny Anderson. In 1966,Curran coached Molloy baseball to win 68 consecutive games, a national record which would stand until April 2, 2005. Curran is the only coach to be named National Coach of the Year in two different sports: basketball in 1990 and baseball in 1988. He has been named CHSAA Coach of the Year 25 times in baseball, 22 times in basketball, won city championships in three different decades and has been elected into seven different Hall of Fames, including the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. One of his former assistants, Norm Roberts, is the current men's basketball head coach of St. John's University.

On February 8th 2008, the school community honored his 50th year as head coach of baseball and basketball by unveiling a mural of the coach "though the years" after a game vs. St. Francis Prep. The ceremony included the mural, trophies presented to him by the seniors of the baseball and basketball teams, and a dedication of a new floor-stencil of the coach's signature. The ceremony was followed by a reception where over 250 guests attended. There, many of the coach's former players, Kevin Joyce, Matt Rizzoti and Ralph James listened to speeches given by Mr. Curran, his friends and acquanitances. Commendations were offered by NYC Councilman Joe Addabo, State Senator Sabinni and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Daily News cartoonist Bill Gallo sent a caricature of Coach Curran to be given as a gift to the coach at the reception.


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