Tom Carmody
Tom Carmody (c. 1929-2007)
Teams coached: Merchant Marine Mariners, Rhode Island Rams
Merchant Marine record^: 47-134 (.260)
Rhode Island record: 58-71 (.000)
Overall record^: 105-205 (.339)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Yankee Regular Season Champion: 1 (1972)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
1968-1973 | Rhode Island |
1965-1968 | Duke (asst) |
196?-196? | Penn State (asst) |
1961-1963 | Merchant Marine |
1950-1958 | Merchant Marine |
Tom Carmody Facts
- Thomas M. Carmody
- Born c. 1929
- Died November 2, 2007
- Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Alma Mater: Slippery Rock University (BA, 1951)
- Carmody served in the US Navy during the Korean War
- Some early coaching gigs included two separate stints as the head coach at D-II US Merchant Marine, plus time at Bethel Park HS (PA)
- Spent time as an assistant under John Egli at Penn State and three seasons on Vic Bubas‘ staff at Duke, a tenure that included a trip to the Final Four in 1966
- Hired in 1968 to be the head coach at Rhode Island, leading the Rams for five seasons
- Went 58-71 overall, including a Yankee Conference title in 1972
- Left coaching in 1973 and went into administration, spending the next several decades working at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI
- Served as chairman of the Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority for 10 years
- Worked in admissions for the School of Technology and was later hired to be Athletic Director for the school’s D-III programs (1999-2002)
- Inducted into the Johnson & Wales Athletic Hall of Fame (class of 2002)
- Continued to live in Narragansett, Rhode Island even after retirement in 2002; passed away in 2007 at the age of 78
- Survived by his wife, Mary, their two children and six grandchildren
Tom Carmody Coaching Tree
- Lou Campanelli (California, James Madison)
- Claude English (Park MO, Rhode Island)
- Mike Fratello (Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks)
- Gerry Gimelstob (George Washington)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I and Division II levels only