Editing Jim Calhoun (section)

==Early life and education==
A self-described [[Irish Catholic]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coachjimcalhoun.com/coach |title=A Life Spent Coaching &#124; The Official Website of Coach Jim Calhoun |publisher=www.CoachJimCalhoun.com |access-date=2012-08-04}}</ref> Calhoun was born and raised in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]], where he was a standout on the basketball, [[American football|football]], and [[baseball]] teams at [[Braintree High School]]. After his father died of a heart attack when Calhoun was 15, he was left to watch over his large family that included five siblings.

Although he received a basketball scholarship to [[University of Massachusetts Lowell|Lowell State]], he only attended the school for three months after which he returned home to help support his mother and siblings. He worked as a [[granite]] cutter, [[headstone]] engraver, [[scrap]]yard worker, [[shampoo]] factory worker, and [[gravedigger]].

After a 20-month leave from higher education, Calhoun returned to college, this time at [[American International College]] in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], where he was given another basketball scholarship. He was the leading scorer on the team his junior and senior seasons, and captained the team in his final year, during which AIC advanced to the Division II playoffs. At the time he graduated, he was ranked as the fourth all-time scorer at AIC. Calhoun graduated in 1968 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[sociology]].<ref>[http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/MBasketball/Coaching/Calhounbio.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312060243/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/MBasketball/Coaching/Calhounbio.html|date=March 12, 2009}}</ref>