Frank Power (basketball)

Frank Power
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Died June 4, 1985
Athy, Ireland
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952-1973 Boston College (Freshman)
1962-1963 Boston College
1963-1985 Boston College (Asst. Coach)
Head coaching record
Overall 10-16

Francis G. "Frank" Power, Jr. (died June 4, 1985 in Athy, Ireland) was a longtime assistant coach for the Boston College Eagles men's basketball team and employee of the Boston Public School system.

Early life

Power was born and raised in the Mission Hill neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Mission High School and Boston College. He served on the USS Bataan during the Second World War. After the war, Power worked for as a director of veterans services for the state of Massachusetts.[1]

Boston College

Power spent twenty years as the freshman basketball coach at Boston College. He became the team's interim head coach in 1962 while the school's head coach Bob Cousy played his final season with the Boston Celtics.[2] Following the NCAA's decision to allow freshmen to play on varsity teams, Power served as an assistant coach.

For his contributions to Boston College Basketball, Power was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975.[3]

Following his death, the school named the auxiliary basketball arena after Power. Also named after Power is the Frank Power Award, an annual award given the Boston College player "who exemplifies the spirit and love for Boston College that was characteristic of coach Power".[4]

In addition to coaching college basketball, Power was also a college football official for 25 years.[5]

Boston public schools

Power was the head basketball and football coach of Mission High School in Roxbury, Massachusetts during the 1940s and 50s.[6] He briefly coached football and basketball at St. Sebastian's High School in Newton, Massachusetts before returning to Mission High.[7]

Power worked as a guidance councilor at Boston Technical High School and assistant headmaster at English High School of Boston. He was the headmaster at Charlestown High School during the school's busing crisis.[8] Power stepped down as CHS headmaster in 1975. He later held the same position at the Occupational Resource Center and the Boston Business School.[9]

Personal

Power's cousin, Mike Power was a quarterback at Boston College from 1986-1989.[10]

Death

Power died on June 4, 1985 in Athy, Ireland at the age of 62.[11] He suffered a massive coronary while teaching basketball to a group of students.[12]

References

  1. ↑ William P. Coughlin. "Francis Power, Basketball Coach; At Mission High, Boston College". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  2. ↑ Bob Ryan. "Power's Touch was Special". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  3. ↑ "Frank Power". Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Frank Power". Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  5. ↑ Bob Ryan. "Power's Touch was Special". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  6. ↑ William P. Coughlin. "Francis Power, Basketball Coach; At Mission High, Boston College". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  7. ↑ William P. Coughlin. "Francis Power, Basketball Coach; At Mission High, Boston College". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  8. ↑ William P. Coughlin. "Francis Power, Basketball Coach; At Mission High, Boston College". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  9. ↑ William P. Coughlin. "Francis Power, Basketball Coach; At Mission High, Boston College". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  10. ↑ Jeff Horrigan. "Power Gears Up for BC". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  11. ↑ William P. Coughlin. "Francis Power, Basketball Coach; At Mission High, Boston College". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  12. ↑ Bob Ryan. "Power's Touch was Special". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
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