He played four games for the Dodgers farm team in the Northeast Arkansas League. Connors Fulfills a Childhood DreamĬonnors left Seton Hall after two years and signed with the Dodgers, the favorite team from his childhood.
As the story goes, Connors always liked to yell at the pitcher to “chuck it” to him at first base. But by the time he arrived at Seton Hall, he wanted a nickname. Thanks to his Irish background, Connors was given the name Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors at birth. Connors played both baseball and basketball for the school.Īnd it was there that Chuck Connors became Chuck Connors. He settled on Seton Hall, which wasn’t far from where he grew up in New York. Connors attended Adelphi Academy for high school and received numerous offers to play sports in college. Connors is one of only 12 athletes who have played in both the Major Leagues and the NBA.
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