Edward "Ed" F. Sheehan Jr. (June 18, 1958 – May 6, 2005) was an elite athlete and coach, a native and longtime resident of Weymouth, Massachusetts, was head coach of the Boston Athletic Association, qualified for the US Olympic Marathon Trials in 1980 and 1984, and twice finished in the top 15 in the Boston Marathon (1980 and 1982).
[1][2] He graduated from Boston College High School in 1975 and then enrolled at Harvard University, starting out as a pre-med student but changing his major to philosophy.
At Harvard, Mr. Sheehan was a standout in cross-country and track and field, holding several university records.
He began his collegiate coaching at Troy State, where he fielded the college's first women's cross-country program.
[5] He was a two-time runner-up in the USA Track & Field-New England Road Race Grand Prix Series in 1992 and 1993.