Tom Connors was an alumnus of Wimbledon College, to which he won a scholarship to study in the 1940s/50's. As well as proving to be an adept academic, he represented the school at rugby where he played wing three-quarter and went on to play many times for the Old Wimbledonians rugby club. He also represented the school and London schools at athletics, being at the time one of the fastest boys over 100 yards in the country. Tom was also an active member of the Old Wimbledonians Association.
