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John Toner
John Toner might refer to: * John Toner (bishop) (1857–1949), Scottish clergy man * John Toner (footballer) (1923–2014), American football player, coach * John Toner (physicist) (born 1955), American physicist {{hndis, Toner, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Toner (bishop)
John Toner (14 March 1857 – 31 May 1949) was a Scottish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Dunkeld from 1914 to 1949. Biography Born in Glasgow, Scotland on 14 March 1857, he was educated at Blairs College from 1871 to 1875 and the Royal Scots College, Valladolid from 1875 to 1882. He was ordained to the priesthood on 25 March 1882 in Palencia for the Archdiocese of Glasgow. He was curate of St Laurence, Greenock from 1882 to 1887 and returned to Blairs College as a professor from 1887 to 1890. He was parish priest of St Michael's, Parkhead from 1890 to 1897 and St Patrick's, Anderston from 1897 to 1901. From 1901 to 1914 he was parish priest of St Columbkille's, Rutherglen. He was named Canon of Glasgow in 1902. Canon Toner was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Dunkeld by the Holy See on 8 September 1914, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 15 October 1914. The principal consecrator was James August Smith, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh and the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Toner (footballer)
John L. Toner (May 4, 1923 – September 23, 2014) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut (UConn) from 1966 to 1970 and as the school's athletic director from 1969 to 1987. During his 18-year tenure as athletic director Toner also served in several roles with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), including as its president from 1983 to 1985. Toner was responsible for several momentous decisions in his time as athletic director at UConn, including UConn becoming a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979, as well as the hiring of future Hall of Fame coaches Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun. He also oversaw the funding and construction of Gampel Pavilion. Personal life Toner was born in 1923 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. He died at the age of 91 in 2014. Football coach Toner became UConn's 21st head football coach in 1966. after having been the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |