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Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player.
Playing for the Boston Celtics in 1946, Chuck Connors was the first NBA player to shatter a backboard, doing so during a pre-game warm-up in the Boston Garden. Connors was one of only twelve athletes in history to have played for both Major League Baseball and in the NBA.
Chuck Connors. Actor: Tourist Trap. Chuck Connors was born Kevin Joseph Connors in Brooklyn, New York, to Marcella (nee Lundrigan; died 1971) and Alban Francis "Allan" Connors (died 1966), Roman Catholic immigrants of Irish descent from the Dominion of Newfoundland (now part of Canada).
Nov 11, 1992 · Chuck Connors, a former professional basketball and baseball player who gained stardom as an actor on the television series "The Rifleman," died yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los...
Nov 11, 1992 · Chuck Connors, the professional baseball player who became an actor best known for his title role in the television series “The Rifleman,” died Tuesday. He was 71. The 6-foot, 5-inch actor died...
Nov 11, 1992 · Chuck Connors, who gained fame as the tough, gun-toting single father on the long-running television series “The Rifleman,” died yesterday in Los Angeles of lung cancer. He was 71.
Chuck Connors was a professional basketball and baseball player who became a well-known actor after he quit playing. Check out this biography to know more about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.