Joseph McConnell '27 (1993) - Hall of Fame - Davidson College Athletics

Joseph McConnell '27

Induction:
1993
Class:
1927

Joe McConnell had an integral part in one of Davidson's most successful eras in football. He graduated from Davidson in 1927 with a degree in chemistry and received his law degree in 1931 from the University of Virginia. He was a center on the 1926 football team which finished 7-2-1 and won the state championship with victories over Duke, N.C. State, and North Carolina and a tie with Wake Forest. Davidson was 20-6-4 in McConnell's three varsity seasons. He is a member of the Western North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. McConnell served as President of NBC, Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co., Reynolds Metals Corp. and was chairman of COMSAT. In 1972 he received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Davidson. He has long been a strong supporter of Davidson and created the Joseph M. McConnell Scholarship in honor of his father, who was dean of the faculty and professor of history at Davidson. As a Davidson student McConnell was president of the senior class and president of the Pan Hellenic Council.