Former Canton basketball coach dies

CANTON, Nov. 21 — Former Canton High boys basketball and cross country coach Harry Geraghty died on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the age of 78.

Geraghty coached basketball at Canton for seven years from 1967-73 and started the cross country program in 1968. His 1970 basketball team went 16-4 in the regular season, which tied a school record for most wins in a season at that time.

Geraghty coached high school sports for 40 years at Rockville, Wethersfield, Lyman Hall and South Windsor, coaching basketball along with track and field. He was named coach of the year three times by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in 1986 (girls cross country), 1991 (boys cross country) and 1993 (girls track). In 2002, he was inducted in the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.