Jack Conley (2007) - Hall of Fame - St. Cloud State University Athletics

Jack Conley

Induction:
2007
Class:
1943

The late Jack Conley played basketball and baseball, and ran a little track for St. Cloud State in the early 1940’s. Conley lettered in baseball and basketball. He was a three-time All-Conference player in basketball and was co-captain of the team during his senior season in 1943. When he wasn’t playing in a baseball game, he ran the 440 for the track team and earned one letter. Conley was involved in campus activities outside of athletics. He was the junior class president, a member of the Al Sirat Fraternity, of which he became treasurer his senior year, and he belonged to the Lettermen’s Club. As a team co-captain the Verndale, Minn., native led the Husky basketball team to the National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament in 1943. After posting an 11-1 record, including 11 straight wins, the Huskies defeated Texas Wesleyan College and lost to Eastern Washington College of Education at the national tournament held in Kansas City. Conley earned his bachelor’s degree from SCSU and a master’s from the University of Minnesota. He spent his professional career as a teacher, coach, and athletic director at three Minnesota high schools, and was the longtime athletic director at Forest Lake High School. He was elected Minnesota State Athletic Director of the Year in 1983 and is a member of the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.