| Jimmy Connolly |
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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Bowie, Md.
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| High School:
DeMatha
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 211
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| Position:
Long Snapper
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| Birthdate:
07/08/1982
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| Experience:
1V
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On Connolly: Returning letterwinner who enters 2001 as the incumbent long snapper … gained valuable experience at the end of last year after Scott Rudolph was injured … has added almost 20 pounds since the start of last season.
2000 (Freshman): Played in six games, all at long snapper … was one of only five true freshmen to see action … was the Terps' long snapper from midway through the Clemson game on as Rudolph – a four-year starter – tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the contest.
High School: A one-year letterwinner and 2000 graduate of DeMatha High School ... one-year varsity player who was the team's long snapper his senior season of 1999 ... DeMatha posted a 10-1-1 record and advanced to the WCAC championship game ... also played football as a freshman and sophomore ... three-year varsity player on the lacrosse team.
Personal: James Joseph Connolly was born July 8, 1982 ... son of Chris and Mary Pat Connolly ... majoring in letters and sciences.
Connolly Up Close
If I lost all of my possessions except for one, I would keep my: Bed
The words that best describes me are: Laid back
Toughest player I faced in 2000 was: Bosley Allen
My ambition after football is: To be a police officer
