Joe McSweeney was born in Sacramento, CA, the fifth son of William and Joan of Los Altos, CA. He was an alumnus of St. Francis High School, and University of San Francisco. He was committed to numerous community events and organizations including Danville Little League, CYO Youth Sports, De La Salle High School, and the St. Isidore Men's Club, which he founded. He also enjoyed his alumni involvement with the USF Dons baseball program, where he played baseball and basketball for the Dons. He also was a Sportswriter for the Foghorn.
Professionally, Joe was a valued Business Development Manager with American Asphalt Company in Hayward, CA and was active in several trade and professional associations (MercuryNews).
Everything turned gloomy in the eighth when Fresno scored four runs to take a 6-5 lead. It looked as if the big inning bug had bit the Dons again. But it was not to happen that way in this game. After Joe McSweeney had walked in the bottom of the ninth, center fielder Dino Nomicos came up with his biggest hit of the year. Normally a contact hitter, Nomicos came through with a home run over the left field fence, and USF won 7-6. The dramatic homer had the USF fans and team celebrating ecstatically (TheFoghorn).
