Tom Malin
East Catholic High School
Impact Statement
Malin has 600 career victories under his belt.
Biography
Coach Malin has had tremendous success in two sports at East Catholic. In May, Malin won his 600th golf match when the Eagles defeated Portland High. That victory gave him a career record of 600-303-18 with 11 state championships.
The 2023 spring season ended with East Catholic finishing second in the Division 3 state championships, 17 shots behind state champ Portland.
Malin also won 369 matches as the school’s boys’ soccer coach. He won two soccer state championships before stepping down from that position.
In 1965, Malin was a member of the school’s basketball team that won a state title.
Malin is the second Connecticut coach to be named the NHSCA National Boys’ Golf Coach of the Year. Norwich Free Academy’s Bob McPhail won the award during the 2015-16 sports year.
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