Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame facts for kids

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The Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, located in the Hawthorne Race Course, in Stickney/Cicero, near Chicago, Illinois, honors sports greats associated with the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded in 1979 as a trailer owned by the Olympia Brewing Company parked at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Chicago Park District took over the exhibits in 1983. From 1988 the exhibits were displayed in Mike Ditka's restaurant until the restaurant closed in 1991. The Hall of Fame moved to the Maryville Academy in Des Plaines in 1996 and has operated under the guidance of Father John P. Smyth since that time. As of 2008, it was operating at Hawthorne.

Directors include Smyth, former Chicago Park District Superintendent Ed Kelly, DePaul University Athletic Director Jean Lenti-Ponsetto, and former Chicago Bears tight end Emery Moorehead.

The honorees include high-school athletes, such as Babe Baranowski who quarterbacked the 1937 Leo Catholic High School team in the Prep Bowl football game in Soldier Field, viewed by a record 120,000 spectators, high-school coaches, college athletes from as far away as the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and the University of Notre Dame, as well as professional and Olympic athletes associated with Chicago. Their sports include everything from baseball, basketball, football, and hockey to bowling, fishing, golf, and horse racing. Two special awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Ray Meyer Coach of the Year Award may honor non-Chicagoans.

Honorees

Name	Sport	Position	Chicago team	Other major team
Adamle, MikeMike Adamle	Football	Running back	Northwestern, Bears	Chiefs
Adams, RayRay Adams	Basketball		DePaul
Adams, PaulPaul Adams		Principal	Providence St. Mel
Aguirre, MarkMark Aguirre	Basketball	Small forward	DePaul	Dallas Mavericks
Albrecht, TedTed Albrecht	Football	Offensive lineman	Bears
Ali, MuhammadMuhammad Ali	Boxing
Allen, DickDick Allen	Baseball	Outfield First Base Third Base	White Sox	Phillies
Amonte Hiller, KellyKelly Amonte Hiller	Lacrosse	Coach		Northwestern
Angsman, ElmerElmer Angsman	Football	Running back	Mt. Carmel HS Notre Dame Cardinals
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio	Baseball	Shortstop	Sox	Orioles, Red Sox
Appling, LukeLuke Appling	Baseball	Shortstop	White Sox
Armstrong, OtisOtis Armstrong	Football	Running back	Farragut HS Purdue U.	Denver Broncos
Arroyo, EddieEddie Arroyo	Horse racing	Jockey
Atkins, DougDoug Atkins	Football	Defensive End	Bears	Browns, Saints
Banaszek, CasCas Banaszek	Football	Offensive lineman	Northwestern	49ers
Banks, ErnieErnie Banks	Baseball	Shortstop First Base	Cubs
Baranowski, BabeBabe Baranowski	Football	Quarterback	Leo HS
Barone, TonyTony Barone	Basketball	Coach	Mt. Carmel (Coach)	Memphis Grizzlies
Barry, NormanNorman Barry	Football	Coach	Cardinals
Beckert, GlennGlenn Beckert	Baseball	Second Base	Cubs	Padres
Bell, TaylorTaylor Bell	Writer		Daily News, Sun-Times
Bemoras, IrvIrv Bemoras	Basketball	Guard, Forward	Marshall HS U. of Illinois	Hawks
Bentley, BenBen Bentley	Boxing	Promoter	Host, The Sportswriters on TV
Bertuca, TonyTony Bertuca	Football	Linebacker	St. Patrick HS	Colts
Berwanger, JayJay Berwanger	Football	Running back	U. of Chicago
Bettis, TomTom Bettis	Football	Linebacker	Purdue University Bears	Packers
Bidwill, CharlesCharles Bidwill	Football	Owner Executive	Cardinals Bears
Bidwill, StormyStormy Bidwill	Football	Owner	Cardinals
Blair, BonnieBonnie Blair	Olympics	Speed skating	Champaign Centennial HS
Blanda, GeorgeGeorge Blanda	Football	Quarterback Kicker	Bears	Raiders, Oilers
Boudreau, LouLou Boudreau	Baseball Announcer	Shortstop	Thornton HS U. of Illinois WGN	Cleveland Indians
Brennan, TerryTerry Brennan	Football	Running back Coach	Notre Dame
Brettschneider, CarlCarl Brettschneider	Football	Linebacker	Cardinals	Lions
Brickhouse, JackJack Brickhouse	Broadcaster		Cubs, Sox, WGN
Brown, JimJim Brown	Basketball	Coach	DuSable HS
Brown, CharlieCharlie Brown	Basketball		DuSable HS
Brundage, AveryAvery Brundage	Olympics	Track, official	U. of Illinois
Bruno, DougDoug Bruno	Basketball	Coach	DePaul (W) Loyola (M) Hustle (W)
Buckner, QuinnQuinn Buckner	Basketball	Guard	Thornridge HS	Indiana U Bucks, Celtics
Buffone, DougDoug Buffone	Football	Linebacker	Bears
Bulger, ChetChet Bulger	Football	Offensive line	Cardinals	Lions
Bull, RonnieRonnie Bull	Football	Running back	Bears	Eagles
Burke, AnneAnne Burke	Special Olympics	Official
Butkus, DickDick Butkus	Football	Linebacker Center	Vocational HS U. of Illinois Bears
Butz, DaveDave Butz	Football Basketball Track	Offensive lineman	Maine South HS Purdue U.	Redskins
Byrdsong, RickyRicky Byrdsong	Basketball	Coach	Northwestern	Iowa State
Calihan, BobBob Calihan	Basketball		American Gears	U. of Detroit
Campbell, BillBill Campbell	Baseball	Pitcher	Cubs	Red Sox
Canadeo, TonyTony Canadeo	Football	Quarterback Running back		Packers
Caray, HarryHarry Caray	Baseball	Broadcaster	Cubs, Sox	Cardinals
Carey, TomTom Carey	Horse racing	President	Hawthorne Race Course
Carl, HowieHowie Carl	Basketball	Guard	Von Steuben HS DePaul Chicago Packers
Carmichael, JohnJohn Carmichael	Writer		Chicago Daily News
Caroline, J.C.J.C. Caroline	Football	Running Back Defensive Back	U. of Illinois Bears
Casares, RickRick Casares	Football	Fullback	Bears	Redskins
Cavarretta, PhilPhil Cavarretta	Baseball	First Base	Cubs Sox
Schumacher-Cawley, KatieKatie Schumacher-Cawley	Volleyball	Coach	UIC	Penn State
Chance, FrankFrank Chance	Baseball	First Base Manager	Orphans/Cubs	Yankees
Christman, PaulPaul Christman	Football	Running back Broadcaster	Cardinals	Packers
Clancy, JimJim Clancy	Baseball	Pitcher	St. Rita HS	Blue Jays, Astros
Clifton, NateNate Clifton	Basketball Baseball	Center, Forward First Base	Chicago Majors American Giants	Knicks, Globetrotters
Colangelo, JerryJerry Colangelo	Basketball Various	Guard Owner	Bloom HS U. of Illinois	Diamondbacks, Suns
Comiskey, GraceGrace Comiskey	Baseball	Owner	Sox
Charles Comiskey, II	Baseball	Owner	Sox
Comiskey, CharlesCharles Comiskey	Baseball	Owner	Sox
Condon, DaveDave Condon	Writer		Tribune
Conley, MikeMike Conley	Olympics	Track	Luther South HS
Connor, GeorgeGeorge Connor	Football	Lineman Linebacker	De La Salle HS Notre Dame Bears
Corzine, DaveDave Corzine	Basketball	Forward	Hersey HS DePaul Bulls	Bullets
Covert, JimJim Covert	Football	Offensive Lineman	Bears
Cronin, A.L. WhiteyA.L. Whitey Cronin	Politician
Cummings, TerryTerry Cummings	Basketball	Forward	Carver HS, DePaul	Bucks, Spurs
Custer, RudyRudy Custer	Football	Business Manager	Bears
Czarobski, ZygmontZygmont Czarobski	Football	Lineman	Notre Dame Chicago Rockets Chicago Hornets
Daley, Richard M.Richard M. Daley	Politics	Mayor	City of Chicago	De La Salle HS
Damore, JohnJohn Damore	Football	Offensive lineman	Northwestern Bears
Davidson, MaxMax Davidson	Tennis
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson	Baseball	Outfield	Cubs	Expos
Day, PatPat Day	Horse Racing	Jockey
DeCorrevont, BillBill DeCorrevont	Football	Running Back Defensive Back Quarterback	Austin HS Northwestern Cardinals Bears	Lions
Delany, JimJim Delany	Big Ten Basketball	Commissioner Guard		U. of North Carolina
Dent, RichardRichard Dent	Football	Defensive End	Bears
Ditka, MikeMike Ditka	Football	Tight End Coach	Bears	Cowboys
Doby, LarryLarry Doby	Baseball	Outfield	Sox	Indians
Donovan, BillyBilly Donovan	Basketball	Coach		U. of Florida, OKC Thunder
Douglass, BobbyBobby Douglass	Football	Quarterback	Bears	Saints, Packers
Driscoll, PaddyPaddy Driscoll	Football Baseball	Quarterback, Kicker Coach Infield	Northwestern Cardinals Bears Cubs
Duchossois, Richard L.Richard L. Duchossois	Horse Racing	Executive	Arlington Park	Churchill Downs
Duerson, DaveDave Duerson	Football	Safety	Notre Dame Bears	Cardinals
Dykes, JimmyJimmy Dykes	Baseball	Second Base Third Base Manager	Sox	Athletics
Egan, JohnJohn Egan	Basketball	Guard	Loyola
Ellis, BoBo Ellis	Basketball	Forward	Parker HS	Marquette, Nuggets
Elson, BobBob Elson	Broadcaster		Sox
Emrich, ClydeClyde Emrich	Olympics	Weightlifting
Enright, JamesJames Enright	Baseball Writer	Basketball Referee	Chicago's American	Sporting News
Esposito, TonyTony Esposito	Hockey	Goalie	Black Hawks	Canadiens
Etten, NickNick Etten	Baseball		St. Rita HS	Phillies, Yankees
Evans, ChickChick Evans	Golf		Northwestern
Evers, JohnnyJohnny Evers	Baseball	Second Base	Cubs	Braves
Farmer, EdEd Farmer	Baseball	Pitcher	St. Rita HS Sox	Indians
Feldman, DaveDave Feldman	Horse Racing		Chicago's American, Daily News, Sun-Times
Fellmeth, CatherineCatherine Fellmeth	Bowling
Fencik, GaryGary Fencik	Football	Defensive Back	Barrington HS Bears	Yale
Fendley, JakeJake Fendley	Basketball	Guard	South Shore HS Northwestern	Pistons
Ferguson, RonRon Ferguson	Basketball	Coach	Thornridge HS	Bradley U. AD
Finger, ShermanSherman Finger	Golf
Finley, CharleyCharley Finley	Baseball	Owner		Athletics
Fires, EarlieEarlie Fires	Horse Racing	Jockey
Fischer, BillBill Fischer	Football	Offensive Line	Notre Dame Cardinals
Fischer, LeoLeo Fischer	Writer		Chicago's American
Fitzgerald, JohnJohn Fitzgerald	Olympics	Modern pentathlete
Flaherty, LeeLee Flaherty	Founder		Chicago Marathon
Foley, TimTim Foley	Football	Defensive Back	Loyola Academy Purdue U.	Dolphins
Foley, PatPat Foley	Hockey	Broadcaster	Blackhawks
Fox, NellieNellie Fox	Baseball	Second Base	Sox	Athletics
Frank, ClintonClinton Frank	Football	Quarterback		Yale
Frantz, ArtArt Frantz	Baseball	Umpire		American League
Fromhart, WallyWally Fromhart	Football	Quarterback, Kicker Coach	Notre Dame Mt. Carmel HS	U. of Detroit
Gallarneau, HughHugh Gallarneau	Football	Running Back	Bears	Stanford
Galvin, EdEd Galvin	Basketball	Coach	St. Rita HS Fenwick HS
Galvin, JohnnyJohnny Galvin	Football	Quarterback	Leo HS
Gaters, DorothyDorothy Gaters	Basketball	Coach	Marshall HS
Gay, BillBill Gay	Football	Defensive Back	Notre Dame Cardinals
Geiger, KenKen Geiger	Football	Scout	Bears
George, BillBill George	Football	Linebacker	Bears	Rams
Georgeff, PhilPhil Georgeff	Horse Racing	Announcer
Gibron, AbeAbe Gibron	Football	Lineman Coach	Bears	Browns
Gillespie, GordieGordie Gillespie	Football Baseball	Coach	DePaul, Joliet Catholic HS, Lewis U
Gleason, BillBill Gleason	Writer		Sun-Times
Gleason, JoeJoe Gleason	Football		Leo, De La Salle, Mendel Notre Dame
Goldberg, MarshallMarshall Goldberg	Football	Running Back	Cardinals
Grabowski, JimJim Grabowski	Football	Fullback	U. of Illinois Bears	Packers
Graham, OttoOtto Graham	Football Basketball	Quarterback Coach Guard	Northwestern	Browns Redskins Rochester Royals
Granato, CammiCammi Granato	Olympics	Women's Ice Hockey
Grange, RedRed Grange	Football	Running Back	Wheaton HS U. of Illinois Bears	Yankees
Grimm, CharlieCharlie Grimm	Baseball	First Base Manager	Cubs	Pirates Braves
Groom, JerryJerry Groom	Football	Defensive Lineman	Cardinals
Guenther, RonRon Guenther	Football	Offensive Lineman Athletic Director	U. of Illinois
Haarlow, BillBill Haarlow	Basketball		U. of Chicago
Hack, StanStan Hack	Baseball	Third Base Manager	Cubs
Hakes, DonDon Hakes	Football	NFL Referee	Bradley U.
Halas , GeorgeGeorge Halas	Football Baseball	End, Owner Outfield	Bears	Yankees
Hale, BobBob Hale	Baseball			Yankees
Hall, GlennGlenn Hall	Hockey	Goaltender	Black Hawks	Red Wings
Halperin, RobertRobert Halperin	Olympics	Yachting
Hampton, DanDan Hampton	Football	Defensive End	Bears
Hannah, JohnJohn Hannah	Football			Patriots
Harkness, JerryJerry Harkness	Basketball	Guard	Loyola	Knicks Pacers
Harley, ChicChic Harley	Football		Bears	Ohio State
Harridge, WillWill Harridge	Baseball	President	American League
Harrington, JohnJohn Harrington	?
Hart, JimJim Hart	Football	Quarterback		Cardinals
Hartack, BillBill Hartack	Horse Racing	Jockey
Hartnett, GabbyGabby Hartnett	Baseball	Catcher Manager	Cubs	Giants
Hassin, EllieEllie Hassin	?
Hawkins, TommyTommy Hawkins	Basketball	Forward	Parker HS Notre Dame	Lakers
Hechinger, MichaelMichael Hechinger	?
Hendricks, TedTed Hendricks	Football			Raiders
Henry, KenKen Henry	Olympics	Speed Skating	Taft HS, NIU
Herman, BillyBilly Herman	Baseball	Second Base Manager	Cubs	Dodgers Red Sox
Hicks, TomTom Hicks	Football	Linebacker	Willowbrook HS U. of Illinois Bears
Hilgenberg, JayJay Hilgenberg	Football	Center	Bears	Browns
Hinger, RalphRalph Hinger	Basketball	Coach	Notre Dame HS
Hinton, ChrisChris Hinton	Football	Offensive Lineman	Northwestern	Colts
Hoag, CharlieCharlie Hoag	Basketball	?
Hoerster, JohnJohn Hoerster	Football	Coach	Loyola HS
Holm, JoanJoan Holm	Bowling Speedskating Bicycling
Holtzman, JeromeJerome Holtzman	Writer		Daily News, Sun-Times, Tribune
Holtzman, KenKen Holtzman	Baseball	Pitcher	Cubs	Athletics
Holum, DianneDianne Holum	Olympics	Speed skating
Hoppe, WillieWillie Hoppe	Billiards
Hornacek, JeffJeff Hornacek	Basketball	Guard	Lyons Township HS	Suns, Jazz
Hull, BobbyBobby Hull	Hockey	Left wing	Black Hawks	Jets
Hull, DennisDennis Hull	Hockey	Left wing	Black Hawks	Red Wings
Hundley, RandyRandy Hundley	Baseball	Catcher	Cubs	Giants
Ireland, GeorgeGeorge Ireland	Basketball	? Coach	Notre Dame Loyola
Ivan, TommyTommy Ivan	Hockey	Coach, GM	Black Hawks	Red Wings
Jauss, BillBill Jauss	Writer		Tribune
Jemsek, JoeJoe Jemsek	Golf
Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins	Baseball	Pitcher	Cubs	Rangers
Johnsos, LukeLuke Johnsos	Football	End Coach	Schurz HS Northwestern Bears
Jordan, JohnJohn Jordan	Basketball	Coach	Mount Carmel HS Loyola Notre Dame
Kaiser, JackJack Kaiser	Baseball	Coach	Oak Park HS
Kawano, YoshYosh Kawano	Baseball	Clubhouse manager	Cubs
Keane, JimJim Keane	Football	Receiver	Bears	Packers
Kelly, BobBob Kelly	Baseball	Cubs
Kelly, EdEd Kelly	Chicago Park District	Superintendent		Oshkosh All-Stars
Kenn, MikeMike Kenn	Football	Offensive lineman	Evanston Township High School	Falcons
Kennedy, BobBob Kennedy	Baseball	3B/OF Manager	Sox Cubs	Indians
Kerr, JohnnyJohnny Kerr	Basketball	Center Coach	Tilden Tech U. of Illinois Bulls	Suns
Kessinger, DonDon Kessinger	Baseball	Shortstop	Cubs	Cardinals
Kiefer, AdolphAdolph Kiefer	Olympics	Swimming
Kinsella, JohnJohn Kinsella	Olympics	Swimming	Hinsdale Central HS
Kladis, NickNick Kladis	Basketball Baseball	Owner/Exec	Tilden Tech Loyola Sox	Cardinals
Klippstein, JohnJohn Klippstein	Baseball	Pitcher	Cubs	Reds
Korab, JerryJerry Korab	Hockey	Defenseman	Black Hawks
Korhonen, GaryGary Korhonen	Football	Coach	Richards High School
Koroll, CliffCliff Koroll	Hockey	Defenseman	Black Hawks
Kraft, KenKen Kraft	Wrestling	Coach	Northwestern
Krause, EdEd Krause	Basketball Football	Center Athletic Director	Notre Dame
Krause, JerryJerry Krause	Basketball	Executive	Bulls	Bullets
Krupa, JoeJoe Krupa	Football	Defensive End	Purdue U.	Steelers
Krzyzewski, MikeMike Krzyzewski	Basketball	Coach	Weber HS	Duke
Kumerow, EricEric Kumerow	Football	Linebacker	Bears Oak Park-River Forest HS	Dolphins
Kupcinet, IrvIrv Kupcinet	Writer		Sun-Times
Larmer, SteveSteve Larmer	Hockey	Right wing	Black Hawks	Rangers
Landis, Kenesaw MountainKenesaw Mountain Landis	Baseball	Commissioner
LaPorte, FrankFrank LaPorte	Baseball	Second Base
Lattner, JohnnyJohnny Lattner	Football	Running Back	Notre Dame Fenwick HS	Steelers
Lawless, TonyTony Lawless	Football Basketball	Fullback Coach	Loyola Fenwick HS
Layden, ElmerElmer Layden	Football	Running Back Coach Athletic Director	Notre Dame	NFL Commissioner
Lazier, MurneyMurney Lazier	Football	Coach	Evanston HS
Leahy, FrankFrank Leahy	Football	Coach	Notre Dame
Lenti, FrankFrank Lenti	Football	Coach	Mt. Carmel HS
Lenti-Ponsetto, JeanJean Lenti-Ponsetto	4 sports	Athletic Director	DePaul U.
Les, JimJim Les	Basketball	Guard Coach	Bradley	Kings
Levy, MarvMarv Levy	Football	Coach	South Shore HS	Bills
Lick, DennisDennis Lick	Football	Offensive lineman	St. Rita HS Bears
Limas, ArleneArlene Limas	Olympics	Taekwondo
Lindheimer, BenjaminBenjamin Lindheimer	Horse racing Football			LA Dons
Lindstrom, FredFred Lindstrom	Baseball	Third Base Outfield	Cubs Loyola Academy	Giants
Lollar, ShermSherm Lollar	Baseball	Catcher	Sox	Browns
Lopez, AlAl Lopez	Baseball	Catcher Manager	Sox	Dodgers Indians
Lott, GeorgeGeorge Lott	Tennis	Player Coach	DePaul
Loukas, GeorgeGeorge Loukas	Football	Fullback
Love, BobBob Love	Basketball	Forward	Bulls
Luckman, SidSid Luckman	Football	Quarterback	Bears
Lyne, JerryJerry Lyne	Basketball	Coach	Loyola
Lyons, TedTed Lyons	Baseball	Pitcher Manager	Sox
Magnuson, KeithKeith Magnuson	Hockey	Defenseman	Black Hawks
Malliard, RalphRalph Malliard	Football Track	Coach	St. Ignatius
Maloney, FrankFrank Maloney	Football	Coach Executive	Cubs	Syracuse U.
Mannos, PetePete Mannos	Soccer		NIU
March, MushMush March	Hockey	Right wing	Black Hawks
Marek, BillBill Marek	Football		St. Rita HS
Markbreit, JerryJerry Markbreit	Football	Referee
Matson, OllieOllie Matson	Football	Running Back	Cardinals
McAfee, GeorgeGeorge McAfee	Football	Running Back	Bears	Duke U.
McAuliffe, DonDon McAuliffe	Football			Michigan St.
McCann, TerryTerry McCann	Olympics	Wrestling		U. of Iowa
McCarren, LarryLarry McCarren	Football	Center	Rich East HS, U. of Illinois	Packers
McDermott, IgnatiusIgnatius McDermott	Baseball	Fan	Sox
McDonough, JohnJohn McDonough	Hockey	Executive	Blackhawks
McGrath, FrankFrank McGrath	Basketball	Coach	Weber
McHugh, JackJack McHugh	Football	Cornerback	St. Rita HS
McKinnis, WilliamWilliam McKinnis	?
McMahon, JimJim McMahon	Football	Quarterback	Bears
McMichael, SteveSteve McMichael	Football	Defensive lineman	Bears
Meier, RandyRandy Meier	Horse racing	Jockey
Melchiorre, GeneGene Melchiorre	Basketball		Bradley U.
Melton, BillBill Melton	Baseball	Third Base	Sox
Metcalfe, RalphRalph Metcalfe	Olympics	Track
Meyer, JoeyJoey Meyer	Basketball	Coach	DePaul
Meyer, RayRay Meyer	Basketball	Coach	DePaul
Mikita, StanStan Mikita	Hockey	Center	Black Hawks
Miller, MarleneMarlene Miller	Golf	Coach	Lake Forest HS
Minoso, MinnieMinnie Minoso	Baseball	Outfield	Sox	Indians
Monforti, TomTom Monforti			DePaul
Moorehead, EmeryEmery Moorehead	Football	Tight end	Bears
Morris, JohnnyJohnny Morris	Football	Running back	Bears
Mottlow, RedRed Mottlow	Sportcaster		WCFL
Nagurski, BronkoBronko Nagurski	Football	Running back	Bears
Neal, ErnieErnie Neal	?
Nesterenko, EricEric Nesterenko	Hockey	Center	Black Hawks
Newton, JoeJoe Newton	Cross country	Coach	York HS
Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	Baseball	Outfield	Cubs	Phillies
Nitschke, RayRay Nitschke	Football	Linebacker	Proviso HS, U. of Illinois	Packers
Norris, JimJim Norris	Hockey Boxing	Executive	Black Hawks
North, MikeMike North	Sportscaster
O'Bradovich, EdEd O'Bradovich	Football	Defensive end	Proviso East HS U. of Illinois Bears
O'Brien, BernieBernie O'Brien	Football	Coach	Vocational HS
O'Brien, DanDan O'Brien
O'Connell, TommyTommy O'Connell	Football		Bears	Browns
Ogden, BillBill Ogden	Golf
O'Hara, TomTom O'Hara	Olympics	Miler	Loyola
O'Keefe, FredFred O'Keefe	Football	Coach	Schurz HS
O'Rourke, BillBill O'Rourke	?
Osmanski, BillBill Osmanski	Football	Running Back	Bears	Holy Cross
O'Toole, JimJim O'Toole	Baseball	Pitcher	Reds
Pafko, AndyAndy Pafko	Baseball	Outfield	Cubs	Dodgers, Braves
Palmer, ChuckChuck Palmer	Football	Coach	Fenger HS
Panfil, KenKen Panfil	Football	Tackle	Purdue U. Cardinals	Rams
Parker, FrankFrank Parker	Tennis
Parseghian, AraAra Parseghian	Football	Coach	Notre Dame, Northwestern
Pasquesi, TonyTony Pasquesi	Football		St. Philip Notre Dame Cardinals
Paxson, JohnJohn Paxson	Basketball	Guard GM	Notre Dame Bulls	Spurs
Payton, WalterWalter Payton	Football	Running back	Bears
Wichgers Pedersen, NancyNancy Wichgers Pedersen		Athletic Director	Mother McAuley HS
Pezzullo, HarryHarry Pezzullo	Golf
Pickens, Robert J.Robert J. Pickens	Olympics	Wrestling		U. of Wisconsin
Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce	Baseball	Pitcher	Sox	Tigers, Giants
Pihos, PetePete Pihos	Football	End		Eagles
Pingatore, GeneGene Pingatore	Basketball	Coach	St. Josephs
Pollard, FritzFritz Pollard	Football	Running Back Coach	Lane Tech HS	Akron Pros
Popejoy, KenKen Popejoy	Track	Miler		Michigan State U.
Prasse, ErvErv Prasse	Basketball
Prior, MikeMike Prior	Football	Defensive Back	Marian Catholic High School Illinois State	Packers, Colts
Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett	Baseball	Outfield	Bradley U. Triton College	Twins
Pulford, BobBob Pulford	Hockey	Wing Coach/GM	Black Hawks	Maple Leafs Kings
Pyle, MikeMike Pyle	Football	Lineman	Bears
Quinlan, JackJack Quinlan	Sportscaster		WGN, WIND
Quinn, TomTom Quinn	Football	Referee	Big Ten
Rahal, BobbyBobby Rahal	Auto Racing
Reay, BillyBilly Reay	Hockey	Coach	Black Hawks
Reinsdorf, JerryJerry Reinsdorf	Baseball Basketball	Owner	Sox Bulls
Rice, JohnJohn Rice	Baseball	Umpire	American League
Rigney, JohnJohn Rigney	Baseball	Pitcher General Manager	Sox
Rivera, JimJim Rivera	Baseball	Outfield	Sox	Browns, Athletics
Rivers, DocDoc Rivers	Basketball	Guard, Coach	Marquette University Proviso East HS	Celtics, Hawks
Robinson Schwartz, ElizabethElizabeth Robinson Schwartz	Olympics	Track	Thornton HS
Rockne, KnuteKnute Rockne	Football	Coach	Notre Dame
Rogers Kelly, AnnetteAnnette Rogers Kelly	Olympics	Track	Northwestern
Rosasco, NatNat Rosasco	Golf
Ross, BarneyBarney Ross	Boxer
Rottner, MickeyMickey Rottner	Basketball	Guard	Loyola Stags
Roy, WillieWillie Roy	Soccer	Coach	Sting
Russell, CazzieCazzie Russell	Basketball	Guard, Forward	Carver HS	U of Michigan, Knicks
Ryan, EdEd Ryan	Football	?
Rymkus, LouLou Rymkus	Football	Lineman	Tilden Tech Notre Dame	Browns
Saban, LouLou Saban	Football	Coach	Northwestern Western Illinois	Bills, Broncos
Sachs, LennieLennie Sachs	Football Basketball	Coach	Shurz HS Cardinals DePaul Loyola
Salvino, CarmenCarmen Salvino	Bowling
Samuels, DaleDale Samuels	Football	Quarterback	Purdue U.
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg	Baseball	Second Base Third Base	Cubs
Sanderson, ScottScott Sanderson	Baseball	Pitcher	Cubs Sox	Expos, Yankees
Santo, RonRon Santo	Baseball	Third Base	Cubs Sox
Saperstein, AbeAbe Saperstein	Basketball	Coach	Globetrotters
Sauer, HankHank Sauer	Baseball	Outfield	Cubs	Reds, Cardinals, Giants
Savard, DenisDenis Savard	Hockey	Center, Coach	Blackhawks	Canadiens, Lightning
Sayers, GaleGale Sayers	Football	Running back	Bears	Univ. of Kansas
Schwall, VicVic Schwall	Football		Northwestern Cardinals
Scott King, Barbara AnnBarbara Ann Scott King	Olympics	Figure Skating
Self, BillBill Self	Basketball	Coach	U. of Illinois	U. of Kansas
Seymour, JimJim Seymour	Football	Wide Receiver	Notre Dame Bears Fire
Secord, AlAl Secord	Hockey	Left wing	Black Hawks
Shannon, DanDan Shannon	Football	Linebacker Tight end	Notre Dame
Shaw, BobBob Shaw	Baseball	Pitcher	Sox Cubs	Giants
Shay, BillBill Shay	Basketball Boxing	Coach	St. Philip HS Park District
Sheahan, MichaelMichael Sheahan	Football		Mendel Catholic
Simanton, MarkMark Simanton	Soccer	Midfielder	New Trier HS Sting
Simanton, MikeMike Simanton	?
Skoronski, TonyTony Skoronski	Horse racing	Jockey
Skowron, BillBill Skowron	Baseball	First Base	Weber HS, Sox	Yankees
Smith, WilfridWilfrid Smith	Football		Cardinals
Smyth, JohnJohn Smyth	Basketball		Notre Dame
Sobie, RonRon Sobie	Basketball	Forward	DePaul	Knicks
Sprinkle, EdEd Sprinkle	Football	Offensive lineman	Bears
Stagg, Amos AlonzoAmos Alonzo Stagg	Football	Coach	U. of Chicago
Stanfel, DickDick Stanfel	Football	Coach	Bears
Steger, RuckRuck Steger	Football		U. of Illinois
Stern, LeeLee Stern	Soccer	Owner	Sting
Stingley, DarrylDarryl Stingley	Football	Running Back Wide Receiver	Marshall HS Purdue U.	Patriots
Stoddard, TimTim Stoddard	Basketball Baseball	Forward Pitcher	Sox Cubs	NC State Orioles
Stonesifer, DonDon Stonesifer	Football	Wide Receiver	Northwestern Cardinals
Sullivan, GeneGene Sullivan	Basketball	Coach	Loyola
Sullivan, ThomasThomas Sullivan	Track		St. George High School
Summerall, PatPat Summerall	Football	Kicker Sportscaster	Cardinals	Giants CBS, FOX
Szukala, StanStan Szukala	Basketball		Bruins
Tallon, DaleDale Tallon	Hockey	Defenseman General Manager	Black Hawks	Canucks
Teichner, HelmutHelmut Teichner	Skiing
Terrell, ErnieErnie Terrell	Boxing	Heavyweight	Promoter
Thayer, TomTom Thayer	Football	Offensive Lineman	Bears Notre Dame Joliet Catholic HS
Thillens, MelMel Thillens	Baseball	Owner	Thillens Stadium
Tierney, JackJack Tierney	Basketball	Forward	Loyola Ramblers Chicago Bruins
Tinker, JoeJoe Tinker	Baseball	Shortstop	Cubs
Tomczak, MikeMike Tomczak	Football	Quarterback	TF North HS, Bears
Tonelli, MarioMario Tonelli	Football	Notre Dame Cardinals
Trager, DavidDavid Trager	Basketball	Owner	Packers
Trippi, CharleyCharley Trippi	Football	Running back	Cardinals
Triptow, DickDick Triptow	Basketball	Guard, Forward	Lane Tech HS DePaul University American Gears
Turner, ClydeClyde Turner	Football	Center Linebacker	Bears
Tyler, DanielleDanielle Tyler	Olympics	Softball
Ulrich, CharlieCharlie Ulrich	Football	Tackle	U. of Illinois Cardinals
Vainisi, JerryJerry Vainisi	Football	General Manager	Bears	Lions
Van Lier, NormNorm Van Lier	Basketball	Guard	Bulls	Royals
Van Horne, KeithKeith Van Horne	Football	Offensive lineman	Bears
Varnes, BlairBlair Varnes	Basketball	Coach	St.Pats HS
Veeck, BillBill Veeck Jr.	Baseball Horse racing	Owner, Executive	Sox	Browns
Veeck, Sr., WilliamWilliam Veeck, Sr.	Baseball	Executive	Cubs
Venturi, KenKen Venturi	Golf
Voigts, BobBob Voigts	Football	Tackle Coach	Northwestern
Wagner, MikeMike Wagner	Football	Defensive Back	Western Illinois U.	Steelers
Walker, ChetChet Walker	Basketball	Forward	Bradley U. Bulls	76ers
Walton, LloydLloyd Walton	Basketball	Guard	Mount Carmel HS	Marquette, Bucks
Ward, ArchArch Ward	Writer		Tribune
Ward, PetePete Ward	Baseball	Third Base	Sox	Orioles, Yankees
Stepan Wehman, MarileeMarilee Stepan Wehman	Olympics	Swimming
Weiler, RichRich Weiler	Basketball	Referee
Wendell, MartyMarty Wendell	Football	Offensive lineman	Notre Dame
Weissmuller, JohnnyJohnny Weissmuller	Olympics	Swimming
Wessell, RichardRichard Wessell	Publisher
White, JesseJesse White	Basketball Tumbling	Coach	Waller HS JW Tumbling
White, WillyeWillye White	Olympics	Track
Williams, BillyBilly Williams	Baseball	Outfield	Cubs	Athletics
Wilson, BertBert Wilson	Broadcaster		WGN, Cubs
Wilson, DougDoug Wilson	Hockey	Defenseman	Black Hawks	Sharks
Wilson, GeorgeGeorge Wilson	Basketball	Center	Marshall High School Bulls	1964 Olympics, Royals, SuperSonics, Suns, 76ers, Braves
Wilson, HackHack Wilson	Baseball	Outfield	Cubs
Wirtz, ArthurArthur Wirtz	Hockey Basketball	Owner	Black Hawks Bulls	Red Wings
Wirtz, William W.William W. Wirtz	Hockey	Owner	Black Hawks
Witry, JoeJoe Witry	Baseball Basketball Football		Loyola
Wood, WilburWilbur Wood	Baseball	Pitcher	Sox	Braves
Wright, FrankFrank Wright	?
Wrigley, Philip K.Philip K. Wrigley	Baseball	Owner	Cubs
Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn	Baseball	Pitcher	Sox	Indians, Senators
Young, BuddyBuddy Young	Football	Running back	U. of Illinois	Colts
Zale, TonyTony Zale	Boxing
Zaleski, RichRich Zaleski	Fishing
Zorich, ChrisChris Zorich	Football	Linebacker Defensive Line	Vocational HS Notre Dame Bears

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