He served in the United States Army before going to law school.
He studied at the University of Arizona where he earned a Bachelor's degree and earned his law degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He and Dick Barovick founded the law firm, Bavarick and Konecky in 1962.
He graduated from Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York where he scored the first ever touchdown for the school's football team.
Father of Jennifer Wheelock and father-in-law of Bob Wheelock. Grandfather of Tim Wheelock and Matthew Wheelock.
The youngest of four sons of Philip and Lillian Konecky. Youngest brother of William Konecky; Gerald Konecky; and Murray Konecky. Brother-in-law of Mildred Konecky, Gerald's wife, and Adele Konecky, Murray's wife.