New Bedford Legend Jimmy Connors Passes Away [OPINION]
Anyone who spent time in New Bedford between the 1950s and 1980s has probably heard the name Jimmy Connors. If there were such a thing as a New Bedford Hall of Fame, Jimmy Connors would be enshrined alongside so many other local legends.
Jimmy Connors, Joe Jesus, Jack Custodio, William Saltzman, Stan Lipp, Gene Daniels – all legendary figures who were as much a part of New Bedford as the Whaleman s Statue, the fort at Clark s Point, the hurricane barrier, and the Zeiterion Theatre.
James E. Jimmy Connors, Jr. passed away on April 1 at the age of 84.