Today’s guest was a teammate of Hall of Famers at Butte Central. He went on to a Hall of Fame career in his own right.

He competed on a BC basketball team that placed fourth at the Class A State tournament in Missoula in March of 1982. He was also a high jumper on a Central boys’ track team that brought home the team tile from Missoula that May.

After graduating from Montana State University, Tim Cronnelly then went onto a legendary career as a teacher, coach and activities director. In early August, Cronnelly was honored for his career with an induction in to the Idaho High School Activities Association Hall of Fame.

The honor was in recognition of more than 35 years of dedication to education and interscholastic athletes. He built a legacy that was defined by leadership, service and commitment to students.

That career began in Baker, Montana in 1987. It included stops in Idaho at Horseshoe Bend, Cascade, Lakeland and Timberlake. After his retirement in 2022, Tim continued to be part of the Idaho Athletic Administration Association and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. He is currently a part of an Idaho mentoring program aimed at training and retaining high school activities directors.

Yesterday, I met with Tim over Zoom for a fun conversation. Listen in as he talks about that career that started under some incredible teachers and role models at Butte Central.

Listen as he talks about playing with and against with some Mining City sports legends. Listen for his take on Egg Night, and how his Idaho collogues do not believe it really happened.

Listen as he talks about learning he was selected for the Hall of Fame and how he was not the only Butte native in the Class of 2026.

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