Background
Joseph R. Brennan was born in Brooklyn on November 15, 1900.
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Education
He attended High School at Saint Augustine Academy and played basketball there for four years. When he graduated in 1919, he went directly to a professional basketball team: the all-Irish Brooklyn Visitations.
Career
He is mostly known for his time with the Brooklyn Visitations, which he joined in 1919 and led to three American Basketball League championships (1929, 1931 and 1935). After his playing career, he coached in Brooklyn for 7 seasons from 1941-1948. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.
At the time it was prevalent for players to compete on several teams in different leagues during the same season.
As such, during Brennan"s 19-year career he also played for Troy, New York of the New York State League, Holyoke, Massachusetts of the Massachusetts League, Philadelphia and Wilkes -Bare both of the Eastern League, and for the Brooklyn Jewels, the Brooklyn Whirlwinds and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Brooklyn Visitations began in the Metropolitan League but later moved to the American Basketball League. In 1936 he retired from professional basketball and began a college basketball coaching career with lieutenant is also worth noting that Brennan during the 1920s and up until 1961 was an employee at Emigrant Savings Bank.
This at times prevented him from playing in road games when he was an active Basketball player during the 1920s and 30"son In 1961, when Brennan left Emigrant Savings Bank he was the vice-president and went on the become the president of Atlantic Savings and Loans Association of Brooklyn.
He held that post until 1968 when he retired.
Seven years later he was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. During Brennan"s seven seasons the Terriers, playing in the Metropolitan New York Conference or as Independents, had a 90-46 record.
