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Archbishop Molloy coaching legend Jack Curran

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Molloy’s coach Jack Curran gives his players instructions during a 1997 basketball game. Susan May Tell

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Molloy coach Jack Curran talks to his team during a 2011 basketball game. Christina Santucci

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Molloy coach Jack Curran (r.) with Molloy athletic director Mike McCleary (l.) and Kenny Anderson. Archbishop Molloy

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Jack Curran (c.) won five CHSAA basketball city titles at Molloy. Archbishop Molloy

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Jack Curran (l.) won a city championship in either baseball or basketball in three different decades. Archbishop Molloy

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Jack Curran during baseball practice in 2004. Anthony J Causi

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Jack Curran with Mets outfielder Mike Baxter, his former player, in a recent photo. Archbishop Molloy

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Jack Curran has helped produce six NBA players out of Molloy. Archbishop Molloy

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Archbishop Molloy coach Jack Curran (r.) with Kenny Smith (l.) and Tom Kearns (c.). Archbishop Molloy

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The wall in Jack Curran’s office at Molloy is adorned with photos sent to him by former players like Kenny Smith and Kenny Anderson and friends in coaching like Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski. Archbishop Molloy

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1979 photo of Jack Curran, who began coaching at Molloy in 1958. Archbishop Molloy

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Jack Curran won five CHSAA city championships in basketball. Archbishop Molloy

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Jack Curran has been inducted into nine different halls of fame. Archbishop Molloy

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Jack Curran (l.) with former Molloy soccer and basketball player Justin Thompson, who was paralyzed when he was shot in the back in 2011. Curran was a frequent visitor of Thompson’s when he was in rehabilitation. Christina Santucci

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Jack Curran (l.) with current Miami coach Jim Larranaga when Larranaga was a player. Larranaga went on to compete at Providence. Archbishop Molloy

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Jack Curran won a CHSAA record 17 city titles in baseball, a milestone that will likely never be touched. Archbishop Molloy

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Jack Curran was named Coach of the Year in either baseball or basketball an absurd 47 times. Archbishop Molloy

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