[5] Connelly attended Central High School in Washington, D.C., where he was a letterman in football and track.

[12] He left college after his junior season, as alluded to in the school's 1926 yearbook,[9] evidently to work in real estate in Miami.

[14] From March 1929 to March 1930, Connelly was the advertising and business manager of the National Aeronautic Association, based in Washington, D.C.[15] In early 1945, Connelly and his wife purchased a "home of distinction" on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida.

[21] In May 1964, Connelly testified in court that he was required to pay 10% of the amount he borrowed from the Teamsters, then led by Jimmy Hoffa, as under-the-table commissions.

[22] Hoffa was convicted of fraud for his involvement with loans and kickbacks, including for the Everglades Hotel.