Philip Ransom CONLEY

Phil Conley attended Cal Tech on Pasadena, California, winning the NCAA title in the 1956 javelin throw, after finishing fifth in 1955. At the AAU meet, he finished in the top six 9 of 10 years from 1956-1965, missing only 1963, with best finishes of third in 1958-60. He was silver medalist in the javelin at the 1959 Pan American Games.

While at Cal Tech Conley played four sports, lettering in baseball, basketball, and football, in addition to track. He captained the basketball, football and track teams, and was all-conference in all three sports. In 2014, shortly after his death, Conley was inducted into the Cal Tech Sports Hall of Fame. While in school he was student body President and graduated with a BS degree in mechanical engineering. After working briefly for Proctor & Gamble, Conley later earned an MBA from Harvard. He then went into financial consulting, eventually working in venture capital.

Conley’s wife, Frances “Fran” Krauskopf-Conley was a neurosurgeon who became chairman of neurosurgery at Stanford, and was the first female to chair a major academic neurosurgery department in the United States. Phil Conley remained active in track & field throughout his life, serving as a volunteer assistant coach at Stanford, and also competed in masters meets.

Personal Best: JT – 79.30 (260-2) (1964).