Joe Connolly (athlete)

Connolly was a member of the Bellahouston Harriers,^[1] which he joined in 1950.^[2] He won the 1957 nine-mile Bellahouston cross country title^[3] and the 3 miles race at the 1958 Western District Championships.^[4] At the 1958 Scottish A.A.A. Championships, he finished third behind Ian Binnie in the 3 miles race.^[5]

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team^[6] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,^[7] participating in two events, the 3 miles race and the 6 miles race.^[8]

In 1959, he became the captain of the Scottish cross country team.^[9] Connolly lived in Neilsland Oval in Glasgow at the time, and won the 1961 Scottish cross country title defeating Graham Everett into second place.^[10]