The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-05
Coach Foley .OfNougotuck 70
Athletic Director Produced Chomp Teoms for 38 Yeors

tack suffered yesterday morning was fatal to Peter J. Foley, TO, coach of athletics at Naugatuck High School for 38 years and one of the best-known sports directors in Connecticut. MT. Foley died at 10:45 last night at St. Mary's Hos pital, Waterbury.
 On Tuesday MT. Foley was at his work at Naugatuck High School as usual and news of his death last night was shock to thousands here who knew him from his years of &C., tivity producing championship teams in football and basketball.
 He had completed a busy season as director of recreation for Nauga- tuck during the Summer and had started his football team in it's prac- ,tice sessions recently. Apparently he was in his usual good health, but when stricken at his home, 106 Trowbridge Place, yesterday morn ing, he was ordered removed to the hospital by Dr. David H. Blue stone.
 Principals Tribute
 GuWdI0 U. ACllOC LII Naugatuck High School when he learned of MT. Foley's death, paid 8 tribute to the coach, athletic di- rector and attendance officer which expressed the sentiments of thous- ands of residents of this community.
 "As physical director and coach at the Naugatuck High School he was admired and respected by stu- dents, by fellow teachers and by sports fans everywhere" MT. Kehoe said.
 '"All present and former students of our schools have lost a good friend. All of us who were associa- ted with him at Naugatuck High School will miss him greatly
 Not college man himself, MT. Forey has been sending outstand- ing athletes to colleges all over the nation since he became coach at Naugatuck High in 1908. He had been director of athletics at the scheel since 1920.
 Won Championships
 Twice Mr. Foley sent his basket ball teams to the national tourna- ment in Chicago and both times they were eliminated by teams that finally went on to take nationwide honors Two basketball teams won top places for eastern states schools at the University of Pennsylvania championships in past years.
 State championships were brought to Naugatuck by MT Foley's teams in basketball, football and baseball Three times he placed teams in the New England basketball finals and won the championship with his team of 1943.
 Speed was one of the fundamen- tai points of superiority developed by Coach Foley's teams, which brought Naugatuck contenders the designation of ''Greyhounds."
 The Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance presented Coach Foley the Gold Key at their annual cere- monies in New Haven in 1945, sym bolic of his outstanding position in the sports world.
 Pride In Players
 Coach Foley took pride in devel- oping sportsmanship among the boys he coached and this work was recognized in 1928, when he re- ceived the New Haven Register var sity letter as recognition for his leadership among young people of the State.
 Among the outstanding athletes developed under Coach Foley are :: Frank (Spec) Shea, pitcher for the Oakland Club of the Pacific Coast League who is slated to rejoin the New York Yankees next year; Gene Czaplicki, who plays with St. Louis Cardinals farm team; Ray mond Dubois, who explained U. s. Naval Academy football team prior to the war; Ray Anderson and Bill Moody, former Yale University football players; John Balinsky and Edward Butkus, ex-Syracuse Uni versity stars; Dick Tuckey, one time Manhattan College gridiron luminary; Bill Karaban, who cap tained a Prown University football team prior to the war, and John White, formerly of New York Uni verSity.
 A son of MT. Foley, Raymond K Foley of Naugatuck is rated as one of Catholic University's greatest athletes, starring in basketball, baseball and football. After his graduation from Catholic Universi- ty he spent year with the New York Giants baseball team. He was a member of the Catholic Universi- ty championship hoop team in 1928.
 Another son, George Foley of Yeadon, Pa., was an outstanding basketball player at Naugatuck High School.
 Native Of Mystic
 MT. Foley was born in Mystic, but had spent most of his life in Naugatuck. In his youth he partici- pated in football and baseball and was chased as one of the best base ball players in the valley.
 He was for more than 20 years foreman of the Naugatuck Hose, Hook and Ladder Association, and a communicant of St. Francis Church.
 MT. Foley's death came day after the passing of a brother-in- law. Herman Hall, in Philadelphia.
 MT. Foley leaves besides his sons, a daughter, Mrs. Edward Krause of Naugatuck.