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Edward F. Sheehan Jr., born June 18th, 1958, was an elite athlete and coach, a native and longtime resident of Weymouth, Massachusetts, was head coach of the [[Boston Athletic Association]], qualified for the US Olympic Marathon Trials in 1980 and 1984, and twice finished in the top 15 in the [[Boston Marathon]] (1980 and 1982). <ref>{{cite news|url= https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/LeAQbPQZHoY|title=Obituary: Edward Sheehan, BAA Head Coach And Top Marathoner, 47|date= 2005-05-06|work= Boston Globe}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.coolrunning.com/boston/results3.htm|title=Boston top results}}</ref> |
Edward F. Sheehan Jr., born June 18th, 1958, was an elite athlete and coach, a native and longtime resident of [[Weymouth]], [[Massachusetts]], was head coach of the [[Boston Athletic Association]], qualified for the US Olympic Marathon Trials in 1980 and 1984, and twice finished in the top 15 in the [[Boston Marathon]] (1980 and 1982). <ref>{{cite news|url= https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/LeAQbPQZHoY|title=Obituary: Edward Sheehan, BAA Head Coach And Top Marathoner, 47|date= 2005-05-06|work= Boston Globe}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.coolrunning.com/boston/results3.htm|title=Boston top results}}</ref> |
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 1958 Weymouth, massachusetts |
| Died | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Occupation(s) | Athlete, Coach |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Updated on 18 March 2015 | |
Edward F. Sheehan Jr., born June 18th, 1958, was an elite athlete and coach, a native and longtime resident of Weymouth, Massachusetts, was head coach of the Boston Athletic Association, qualified for the US Olympic Marathon Trials in 1980 and 1984, and twice finished in the top 15 in the Boston Marathon (1980 and 1982). [1] [2]
Early life
He graduated from Boston College High School in 1975 and then enrolled at Harvard University, starting out as a pre-med student but changing his major to philosophy. At Harvard, Mr. Sheehan was a standout in cross-country and track and field, holding several university records. He graduated from Harvard in 1979, when he began competing for the BAA, and stayed on to earn his master's in psychology in 1981.
Career
He began his collegiate coaching at Troy State, where he fielded the college's first women's cross-country program. In 1984, he returned to Harvard to coach cross-country and track and field, coaching athletes who attained All-American status. After coaching at Harvard, he coached at the Boston Running Club before joining the Boston Athletic Association in 1994.
Mr. Sheehan's personal best in a marathon was 2:13:46, in the 1982 Rocket City Marathon in Huntsville, Alabama. He was a two-time runner-up in the USA Track & Field-New England Road Race Grand Prix Series in 1992 and 1993.
He died of a heart attack May 6, 2005, while running with his wife in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 46.
References
- ^ "Obituary: Edward Sheehan, BAA Head Coach And Top Marathoner, 47". Boston Globe. 2005-05-06.
- ^ "Boston top results".