O'Connor
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Flannery Mary Flannery O'Connor, 1925–64, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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Frank Michael Francis O'Donovan, 1903–66, Irish writer.
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John Joseph, Cardinal, 1920–2000, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of New York 1984–2000.
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Sandra Day, 1930–2023, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1981–2006 and first woman appointed to that position.
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Thomas Power, 1848–1929, Irish journalist, author, and political leader.
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Feargus. 1794–1855, Irish politician and journalist, a leader of the Chartist movement
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( Mary ) Flannery. 1925–64, US novelist and short-story writer, author of Wise Blood (1952) and The Violent Bear it Away (1960)
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Frank, real name Michael O'Donovan. 1903–66, Irish short-story writer and critic
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Thomas Power, known as Tay Pay. 1848–1929, Irish journalist and nationalist leader
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In a response to a Twitter question, Hodge wrote, "... o'connor was the best coach I ever had."
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2011
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