Joseph Martin Boland (September 7, 1904 – February 26, 1960) was an American football player and coach and sports broadcaster. He played on the 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team coached by Knute Rockne.[1] Boland also served as the head football coach at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1929 to 1932. He also served as the offensive line coach at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame from 1934 to 1940[2] under the head coach of Elmer Layden. After his coaching career, he conceived and started the Irish Football Network becoming the first voice of Notre Dame, as well as calling the Chicago Cardinals games of the National Football League (NFL).[3] In addition to coaching fooball he was the head coach of the St. Thomas Tommies (Minnesota) men's ice hockey team for the 1932-33 playing season.
| St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey | |
|---|---|
| Playing venues | St. Paul Hippodrome (1920-?) - St. Paul Auditorium (?-1951) - State Fair Coliseum (1951–2003) - St. Thomas Ice Arena (2003–2025) - Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (2025–future) |
| Head Coaches | Harold Dudley (1920–21) - Joe Brandy (1921–23, 1925–26) - Dave Hayes (1923–24) - Bill Houle (1924–25) - Willard Faulk (1926–27)- John O'Halloran (1927–28) - Matt Coogan (1928–30) - Frank Penas (1930–32)- Joe Boland (1932–33)- Frank Halder (1933–35) - Frank Klingberg (1935–37) - Leo McGuire (1937–39) - Wee Walsh (1939–42) - Tom Cunningham (1946–48) - Bill Funk (1948–51, 1952–55) - Norm Robertson (1951–52) - Ken Staples (1955–59) - Don Saatzer (1959–62) - Tom Martinson (1962–63) - Joe Flood (1963–70) - Gus Schwartz (1970–82) - Terry Abram (1982–87) - Terry Skrypek (1987–2010) - Jeff Boeser (2010–2021) - Enrico Blasi (2021–present) |
| Seasons | - 2021–22 - 2022–23 |
| Conference affiliations | MIAC (1920–2021) - CCHA (2021–present) |
| Frozen Four appearances | 2000 - 2005 |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1988- 1990 - 1992 - 1994 - 1999 - 2000 - 2002 - 2004 - 2005 - 2008 - 2010 - 2012 - 2014 - 2020 |
| Conference Tournament titles | MIAC: 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2020 |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) - Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
- ↑ ND Football. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football.
- ↑ 1928 Football. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football.
- ↑ Philly will be Bonkers for Irish-Temple tile. ndfootballhistory.com.