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Tom Donnelly

A Coach, a Friend, a Mentor, and a
Chariots of Fire Moment

By Joe Quinlan
IA Newsletter, August 3, 2024

July 31, 2024 by 10 Comments

Coach Tom Donnelly is surrounded by Haverford alums and former team members at a 2020 event celebrating Donnelly's 45th season. Photo by Holden Blanco '17, Haverford College.

The 21st century Paris Olympics are in full swing … exactly 100 years since the 1924 Olympics, made famous by the Oscar-winning “Chariots of Fire” movie (cue the theme music and the iconic beach running scene). Some 50 years ago, I had a brief intersection with those same Olympics, but youthful arrogance on my part limited the impact. In September 1975, I had a chance encounter … [Read more...] about

A Coach, a Friend, a Mentor, and a
Chariots of Fire Moment

Tom Donnelly at the Finish Line
With Lessons for us all

By Mike Jensen
IA Newsletter, August 3, 2024

July 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment

“Thirty-five of the hardest races I ever ran," Donnelly said of his own cancer treatment. The value of competing. Tom Donnelly lived it, coached it, studied it, preached it. Donnelly thought he understood it. Competing was, in a sense, this man’s life’s work. Partnering with his athletes, guiding them until … [Read more...] about

Tom Donnelly at the Finish Line
With Lessons for us all

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July 11, 1921

This day officially marked the last day of the Irish War of Independence after a truce was agreed upon by Ireland and England. Starting on July 11, the IRA suspended efforts by their forces. The truce, which had been in talks since December of 1920, was decided on by Eamon de Valera and Lord Middleton and was formally signed by Dail members Robert Barton and Eamon Duggan and British Army commander Neville Macready.

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