Wakefield Hall of Fame

Thomas J. “Dicey” Conroy

Of course no one believes it is possible to set a record with running a 108 or maybe not even a 100 yard touchdown from scrimmage due to the length of a football, but here was the situation; In a game against Cambridge Rindge and Latin on Thanksgiving Day in 1937, Wakefield was forced to punt from the back of the end zone. Seeing an opening, Tom Conroy broke out into the playing field and went all the way for a touchdown. Officially it was 100 yards, but to some newspaper accounts of the day, 108 yards, (even one at 110 yards.) Wakefield won the game 33-6. Of course “Dicey’ still holds the Wakefield school record for longest touchdown from the line of scrimmage, and is still listed among top achievers for longest interception returned for a score and single season and career scoring leaders,

In basketball he is credited with perfecting a one hand set shot which would catch on in later years to replace the two-handed set shot. At the end of the 1938 season, Tom was the all-time high scorer in Wakefield Basketball. ‘Dicey’ was captain of the team which won the Middlesex League Championship for the first time since 1934. He scored 204 points in his final season.

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