Tom O'Brien was a college basketball ***** istant at Bradley in 1967 when the opportunity arose to come back to coach at Cathedral, his alma mater.
O'Brien would leave a couple different times as coach, but never really did give up his connection to the school where he graduated from in 1949. O'Brien died on Aug. 17 at age 95.
"Tom had such a history with Cathedral, graduating from there and all the changes the school went through in good times and bad times, Tom was always part of it," said Steve Hodgson, who coached with O'Brien and then later succeeded him. "It goes even beyond that. There are so many families in the Catholic and Eastside community and people that I've heard from in the last week through Tom's passing that he touched."
O'Brien not only coached football, basketball and baseball at Cathedral, he later returned as a substitute and earned the nickname "Super Sub."
"Tom left a profound impact on Cathedral, both as a student and when he returned as an educator and coach," Cathedral shared on its social media accounts. "'Coach OB' coached football, basketball and baseball at Cathedral, leaving a lasting legacy on thousands of Cathedral students. During the final years of his tenure at Cathedral, he was affectionately known as 'Super Sub,' and students were always thrilled to see him walk through the classroom door."
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O'Brien would leave a couple different times as coach, but never really did give up his connection to the school where he graduated from in 1949. O'Brien died on Aug. 17 at age 95.
"Tom had such a history with Cathedral, graduating from there and all the changes the school went through in good times and bad times, Tom was always part of it," said Steve Hodgson, who coached with O'Brien and then later succeeded him. "It goes even beyond that. There are so many families in the Catholic and Eastside community and people that I've heard from in the last week through Tom's passing that he touched."
O'Brien not only coached football, basketball and baseball at Cathedral, he later returned as a substitute and earned the nickname "Super Sub."
"Tom left a profound impact on Cathedral, both as a student and when he returned as an educator and coach," Cathedral shared on its social media accounts. "'Coach OB' coached football, basketball and baseball at Cathedral, leaving a lasting legacy on thousands of Cathedral students. During the final years of his tenure at Cathedral, he was affectionately known as 'Super Sub,' and students were always thrilled to see him walk through the classroom door."
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