Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
Encyclopedia
The Chicagoland
Sports Hall of Fame, located in the Hawthorne Race Course
, in Stickney
/Cicero
, near Chicago, Illinois, honors sports greats associated with the greater Chicago
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.
Chicagoland
The Chicago metropolitan area, or Chicagoland as it is commonly called within the area, is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois and its suburbs. It is the area that is closely linked to the city through social, economic, and cultural ties...
Sports Hall of Fame, located in the Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course is a race track for horse racing in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, near Chicago.The oldest continually-run family-owned racetrack in North America, in 2009 the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America...
, in Stickney
Stickney, Illinois
Stickney is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,148 at the 2000 census. It was well known in the 1920s and early 1930s as the home for several bordellos linked to mobster Al Capone's empire....
/Cicero
Cicero, Illinois
Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....
, near Chicago, Illinois, honors sports greats associated with the greater Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
area. It was founded in 1979 as a trailer owned by the Olympia Brewing Company
Olympia Brewing Company
The Olympia Brewing Company was a brewery in Tumwater, Washington which existed from 1896 until 2003.-History:Leopold Schmidt, a German immigrant from Montana founded The Capital Brewing Company at Tumwater Falls on the Deschutes River in the town of Tumwater, near the south end of Puget Sound...
parked at Soldier Field
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...
in Chicago. The Chicago Park District
Chicago Park District
The Chicago Park District is the oldest and largest park district in the U.S.A, with a $385 million annual budget. It has the distinction of spending the most per capita on its parks, even more than Boston in terms of park expenses per capita...
took over the exhibits in 1983. From 1988 the exhibits were displayed in Mike Ditka
Mike Ditka
Michael Keller Ditka, Jr. is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for three years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach, and a head...
's restaurant until the restaurant closed in 1991. The Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
moved to the Maryville Academy
Maryville Academy
The Maryville Academy is a Roman Catholic institution for the treatment of physically, sexually, and emotional abused children, located in Des Plaines, Illinois. Founded in 1883, it operated under the leadership of Father John P...
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
Chicago Park District
The Chicago Park District is the oldest and largest park district in the U.S.A, with a $385 million annual budget. It has the distinction of spending the most per capita on its parks, even more than Boston in terms of park expenses per capita...
Superintendent Ed Kelly, DePaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
Athletic Director Jean Lenti-Ponsetto, and former Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
tight end Emery Moorehead
Emery Moorehead
Emery Matthew Moorehead is a former American football tight end/wide receiver in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Denver Broncos, and the Chicago Bears. He won a Super Bowl ring as the starting tight end and a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears...
.
The honorees include high-school athletes, such as Babe Baranowski who quarterbacked the 1937 Leo Catholic High School
Leo Catholic High School
Leo Catholic High School is an all-male Catholic high school in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and home to a predominantly African–American student body...
team in the Prep Bowl football game in Soldier Field
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...
, viewed by a record 120,000 spectators, high-school coaches, college athletes from as far away as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
and the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, as well as professional and Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
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
Ray Meyer
Raymond Joseph Meyer was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois. He was well-known for coaching at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724–354 record...
Coach of the Year Award may honor non-Chicagoans.
Honorees
| Name | Sport | Position | Chicago team | Other major team |
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| Football | Running back | Northwestern, Bears | Chiefs | |
| Basketball | DePaul | |||
| Principal | Providence-St. Mel Providence-St. Mel Providence St. Mel School is a private, coeducational K-12 school in East Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois. The school currently has 594 students and 50 teachers.-History:... |
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| Football | Offensive lineman | Bears | ||
| Boxing | ||||
| Baseball | Outfield, 1B, 3B | Sox | Phillies | |
| Football | Running back | Mt. Carmel Notre Dame Cardinals |
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| Baseball | Shortstop | Sox | Orioles, Red Sox | |
| Baseball | Shortstop | Sox | ||
| Football | Running back | Farragut HS Farragut High School Farragut High School is a high school located at 11237 Kingston Pike in Farragut, a suburb of Knoxville, Tennessee. It is operated by Knox County Schools, the unified Knox County, Tennessee school district.... Purdue U. |
Denver Broncos | |
| Horse racing | Jockey | |||
| Football | Defensive End | Bears | Browns, Saints | |
| Football | Offensive lineman | Northwestern | 49ers | |
| Baseball | SS, 1B | Cubs | ||
| Football | QB | Leo HS | ||
| Basketball | Coach | Mt. Carmel H.S. (Coach) | Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Football | Coach | Cardinals | ||
| Baseball | 2B | Cubs | Padres | |
| Writer | ||||
| Basketball | Guard/forward | Marshall HS U. of Illinois |
Hawks | |
| Boxing | Promoter | |||
| Football | Linebacker | St. Pats HS St. Patrick High School (Chicago) St. Patrick High School is an all male college preparatory Catholic high school located in the Portage Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1861, it is among the oldest continuously open high schools in the Chicago area... |
Colts | |
| Football | Running back | U. of Chicago | ||
| Football | Linebacker | U. of Illinois Bears |
Packers | |
| Football | Owner Executive |
Cardinals Bears |
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| Football | Owner | Cardinals | ||
| Olympics | Speedskater | Champaign Centennial HS | ||
| Football | QB, Kicker | Bears | Raiders | |
| Baseball Announcer |
SS | U. of Illinois WGN |
Cleveland Indians | |
| Football | Running back Coach |
Notre Dame | ||
| Football | Linebacker | Cardinals | Lions | |
| Announcer | WGN | |||
| Basketball | Coach | DuSable HS | ||
| Basketball | DuSable HS | |||
| Olympics | Track, official | U. of Illinois | ||
| Basketball | Coach | DePaul(W) Loyola(M) Hustle(W) |
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| Basketball | Guard | Thornridge HS | Bucks, Celtics | |
| Football | LB | Bears | ||
| Football | Offensive line | Cardinals | Lions | |
| Football | Running back | Bears | Eagles | |
| Special Olympics | Official | |||
| Football | Middle linebacker center |
Vocational HS U. of Illinois Bears |
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| Football Basketball Track |
Offensive lineman | Maine South HS Purdue U. |
Redskins | |
| Basketball | Coach | Northwestern | Iowa State | |
| Basketball | American Gears Chicago American Gears The Chicago American Gears were a National Basketball League team who played from 1944 to 1947.Led by George Mikan and Bobby McDermott, they defeated the Rochester Royals to win the 1947 NBL Championship.... |
U. of Detroit | ||
| Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs | Red Sox | |
| Football | QB, RB | Packers | ||
| Announcer | ||||
| Horse racing | President | Hawthorn Race Course | ||
| Basketball | Guard | Von Steuben HS DePaul Chicago Packers |
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| Writer | Chicago Daily News | |||
| Football | Running back Defensive back |
U. of Illinois Bears |
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| Football | Fullback | Bears | Redskins | |
| Baseball | 1B | Cubs Sox |
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| Volleyball | Coach | UIC | Penn State | |
| Baseball | 1B, manager | Orphans/Cubs | Yankees | |
| Football | Running back Announcer |
Cardinals | Packers | |
| Baseball | Pitcher | St. Rita | Blue Jays, Astros | |
| Basketball Baseball |
Center, forward 1B |
Chicago Majors Majors Majors is a Danish hip-hop group consisting of MCs Nat Ill, J-Spliff, Negash Ali and DJs DJ Static and former DMC World DJ Championship winner, DJ Noize. The five members first came together in the City Hall studio in Århus in 2007 to start recording... American Giants Chicago American Giants Chicago American Giants were a Chicago-based Negro league baseball team, owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Foster. From 1910 until the mid-1930s, the American Giants were the most dominant team in black baseball... |
Knicks, Globetrotters |
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| Basketball Various |
Guard Owner |
U. of Illinois | Diamondbacks | |
| Baseball | Owner | Sox | ||
| Charles Comiskey, II Chuck Comiskey Charles Albert Comiskey II was part-owner of the Chicago White Sox from to . A native of Chicago, Comiskey was the grandson of the team's founder, Charles Comiskey.... |
Baseball | Owner | Sox | |
| Baseball | Owner | Sox | ||
| Writer | ||||
| Olympics | Track | |||
| Football | Lineman Linebacker |
Notre Dame Bears |
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| Basketball | Forward | Hersey HS Bulls |
Bullets | |
| Football | Offensive lineman | Bears | ||
| Politician | ||||
| Basketball | Forward | DePaul | Bucks, Spurs | |
| Football | Business manager | Bears | ||
| Football | Lineman | Notre Dame Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets... Chicago Hornets |
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| Politics | Mayor | City of Chicago | De La Salle H.S. | |
| Football | Offensive lineman | Northwestern Bears |
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| Tennis | ||||
| Baseball | Outfield | Cubs | Expos | |
| Horse racing | Jockey | |||
| Football | RB, DB, QB | Austin HS Northwestern Cardinals Bears |
Lions | |
| Big Ten Basketball |
Commissioner Guard |
U. of North Carolina |
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| Football | Defensive end | Bears | ||
| Football | Tight end Coach |
Bears | Cowboys | |
| Baseball | Outfielder | Sox | Indians | |
| Basketball | Coach | U. of Florida | ||
| Football | QB | Bears | Saints, Packers | |
| Football Baseball |
QB, kicker Coach ? |
Northwestern Cardinals Bears Cubs |
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| Horse racing | Executive | Arlington Park Arlington Park Arlington Park is a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Horse racing in the Chicago region has been a popular sport since the early days of the city in the 1830s, and at one time Chicago had more horse racing tracks than any other major metropolitan area... |
Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs... |
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| Football | Safety | Notre Dame Bears |
Cardinals | |
| Baseball | 2B, 3B Manager |
Sox | Athletics | |
| ? | ||||
| Basketball | Forward | Parker HS | Nuggets | |
| Announcer | ||||
| Olympics | Weightlifter | |||
| Basketball Writer |
Referee |
Chicago's American Chicago's American Chicago American, an afternoon newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, was the last flowering of the aggressive journalistic tradition depicted in the play and movie The Front Page.... |
Sporting News |
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| Hockey | Goalie | Black Hawks | Canadiens | |
| Baseball | St. Rita HS | Phillies, Yankees | ||
| Golf | Northwestern | |||
| Baseball | 2B | Cubs | Braves | |
| Baseball | Reliever | St. Rita HS Sox |
Indians | |
| Writer | ||||
| Bowling | ||||
| Football | Defensive back | Barrington HS Bears |
Yale | |
| Basketball | Guard | South Shore HS Northwester |
Pistons | |
| Basketball | Coach | Thornridge HS | ||
| Golf | ||||
| Baseball | Owner | Athletics | ||
| Horse racing | Jockey | |||
| Football | Offensive line | Notre Dame Cardinals |
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| Writer | Chicago's American Chicago's American Chicago American, an afternoon newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, was the last flowering of the aggressive journalistic tradition depicted in the play and movie The Front Page.... |
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| Olympics | Modern pentathlete | |||
| Founder | Chicago Marathon Chicago Marathon The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is a major marathon held yearly in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Alongside the Boston, New York, London and Berlin Marathons, it is one of the five World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also an IAAF Gold Label race... |
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| Football | Defensive back | Loyola Academy Purdue U. |
Dolphins | |
| Announcer | Hockey | Blackhawks | ||
| Baseball | 2B | Sox | Athletics | |
| Football | QB | Yale | ||
| Baseball | AL umpire | |||
| Football | QB, kicker Coach |
Notre Dame Mt. Carmel HS |
U. of Detroit | |
| Football | RB | Bears | Stanford | |
| Basketball | Coach | St. Rita HS Fenwick HS |
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| Football | QB | Leo HS | ||
| Basketball | Coach | Marshall HS John Marshall Metropolitan High School John Marshall Metropolitan High School is a public 4-year high school located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It serves the students of the East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, North Lawndale and Humboldt Park neighborhoods. Marshall's principal is Kenyatta Butler... |
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| Football | DB | Notre Dame Cardinals |
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| Football | Scout | Bears | ||
| Football | Middle linebacker | Bears | Rams | |
| Horse racing | Announcer | |||
| Football | Lineman Coach |
Bears | Browns | |
| Basketball Baseball |
Coach |
DePaul | ||
| Writer | ||||
| Football Leo De La Salle Mendel Notre Dame |
? | |||
| Football | RB | Cardinals | ||
| Football | Fullback | U. of Illinois Bears |
Packers | |
| Football Basketball |
QB,tailback Coach Guard |
Northwestern |
Browns Redskins Rochester Royals Rochester Royals The franchise that would become the Sacramento Kings initially started in the city of Rochester, New York, as the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League.... |
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| Olympics | Women's Ice Hockey |
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| Football | Running back | Wheaton HS Wheaton Warrenville South High School Wheaton Warrenville South High School, or WWSHS, is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Butterfield Road and Wiesbrook Road in the southwest corner of the Wheaton, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States... U. of Illinois Bears |
Yankees New York Yankees (NFL) The New York Yankees were a short-lived professional American football team from 1926 to 1928. The team was a member of the first American Football League in 1926, and later the National Football League from 1927-1928. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium... |
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| Baseball | 1B Manager |
Cubs | Pirates Braves |
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| Football | Defensive lineman | Cardinals | ||
| Football | Offensive lineman AD |
U. of Illinois | ||
| Basketball | U. of Chicago | |||
| Baseball | 3B Manager |
Cubs | Cardinals |
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| Football | NFL referee | Bradley U. | ||
| Football Baseball |
End, owner Outfield |
Bears | Yankees |
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| Baseball | Yankees | |||
| Hockey | Goalie | Black Hawks | Red Wings | |
| Olympics | Yachting | |||
| Football | Defensive end | Bears | ||
| Football | Patriots | |||
| Basketball | Guard | Loyola | Knicks Pacers |
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| Football | Bears | Ohio State | ||
| Baseball | President | A.L. | ||
| ? | ||||
| Football | QB | Cardinals | ||
| Horse racing | Jockey | |||
| Baseball | Catcher Manager |
Cubs | Giants | |
| ? | ||||
| Basketball | Forward | Parker HS Notre Dame |
Lakers | |
| ? | ||||
| Football | Raiders | |||
| Olympics | Speed skater | Taft HS, NIU | ||
| Baseball | 2B Manager |
Cubs | Dodgers Red Sox |
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| Football | Linebacker | Willowbrook HS U. of Illinois Bears |
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| Football | Center | Bears | Browns | |
| Basketball | Coach | Notre Dame HS | ||
| Football | Offensive lineman | Northwestern | Colts | |
| Basketball | ? | |||
| Football | Coach | Loyola HS | ||
| Bowling Speedskating Bicycling |
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| Writer | Daily News, S-T, Trib | |||
| Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs | Athletics | |
| Olympics | Speed skater | |||
| Billiards | ||||
| Basketball | Guard | Lyons Township HS Lyons Township High School Lyons Township High School is a public high school located in La Grange, Illinois. Freshmen and sophomores attend class at South campus, located at 4900 S. Willow Springs Rd. in Western Springs, while juniors and seniors attend class at North campus, located at 100 S. Brainard Ave. in La Grange,... |
Suns, Jazz | |
| Hockey | Left wing | Black Hawks | Jets | |
| Hockey | Left wing | Black Hawks | Red Wings | |
| Baseball | Catcher | Cubs | Giants | |
| Basketball | ? Coach |
Notre Dame Loyola |
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| Hockey | Coach, GM | Black Hawks | Red Wings | |
| Writer | Tribune Chicago Tribune The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is... |
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| Golf | ||||
| Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs | Rangers | |
| Football | End Coach |
Schurz HS Northwestern Bears |
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| Basketball | Coach | Mount Carmel HS Loyola Notre Dame |
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| Baseball | Coach | Oak Park HS | ||
| Baseball | Clubhouse manager | Cubs | ||
| Football | Receiver | Bears | Packers | |
| Baseball | Cubs | |||
| Chicago Park District Chicago Park District The Chicago Park District is the oldest and largest park district in the U.S.A, with a $385 million annual budget. It has the distinction of spending the most per capita on its parks, even more than Boston in terms of park expenses per capita... |
Superintendent | Oshkosh All-Stars Oshkosh All-Stars The Oshkosh All-Stars were a professional basketball team based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. From 1937 to 1948 they played in the National Basketball League, a forerunner to the NBA. The team appeared in the NBL finals five consecutive years , winning twice... |
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| Football | Offensive lineman | Falcons | ||
| Baseball | 3B/OF Manager |
Sox Cubs |
Indians | |
| Basketball | Center Coach |
Tilden Tech U. of Illinois Bulls |
Suns |
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| Baseball | SS | Cubs | Cardinals | |
| Olympics | Swimming | |||
| Olympics | Swimming | |||
| Basketball Baseball |
Owner/Exec |
Loyola Sox |
Cardinals |
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| Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs | Reds | |
| Hockey | Defenseman | Black Hawks | ||
| Football | Coach | Richards High School | ||
| Hockey | Defenseman | Black Hawks | ||
| Wrestling | Coach | Northwestern | ||
| Basketball Football |
Center AD |
Notre Dame | ||
| Basketball | Exec | Bulls | Bullets | |
| Basketball | Coach | Duke University Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... |
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| Football | Defensive end | Purdue U. | Steelers | |
| Basketball | Coach | Weber HS | Duke | |
| Football | Linebacker | Bears | Dolphins | |
| Writer | Sun-Times | |||
| Hockey | Right wing | Black Hawks | Rangers | |
| Baseball | Commissioner | |||
| ? | ||||
| Football | RB | Notre Dame | Steelers | |
| Football Basketball |
Fullback Coach |
Loyola Fenwick HS |
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| Football | RB NFL commissioner |
Notre Dame | ||
| Football | Coach | Evanston HS | ||
| Football | Coach | Notre Dame | ||
| Football | Coach | Mt. Carmel HS | ||
| 4 sports | AD | DePaul U. | ||
| Basketball | Guard Coach |
Bradley | Kings | |
| Football | Coach | South Shore HS | Bills | |
| Football | Offensive lineman | St. Rita HS Bears |
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| Olympics | Taekwondo | |||
| Horse racing Football |
LA Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum.... |
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| Baseball | 3B/OF | Cubs | Giants | |
| Baseball | Catcher | Sox | Browns | |
| Baseball | Catcher Manager |
Sox |
Dodgers | |
| Tennis | Player Coach |
DePaul |
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| Football | Fullback | |||
| Basketball | Forward | Bulls | ||
| Football | QB | Bears | ||
| Basketball | Coach | Loyola | ||
| Baseball | Pitcher/manager | Sox | ||
| Hockey | Defenseman | Black Hawks | ||
| Football Track |
Coach | St. Ignatius | ||
| Football | Coach Exec |
Cubs |
Syracuse U. | |
| Soccer | NIU] | |||
| Hockey | Right wing | Black Hawks | ||
| Football | St. Rita HS | |||
| Football | Referee | |||
| Football | RB | |||
| Football | RB | Bears | Duke U. | |
| Football | Michigan St. | |||
| Olympics | Wrestling | U. of Iowa | ||
| Football | Center | U. of Illinois | Packers | |
| Baseball | Fan | Sox | ||
| Hockey | Executive | Blackhawks | ||
| Basketball | Coach | Weber | ||
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| Football | QB | Bears | ||
| Football | Offensive lineman | Bears | ||
| Horse racing | Jockey | |||
| Basketball | Bradley U. | |||
| Baseball | 3B | Sox | ||
| Olympics | Track | |||
| Basketball | Coach | DePaul | ||
| Basketball | Coach | DePaul | ||
| Hockey | Center | Black Hawks | ||
| Golf Coach | Coach | Lake Forest HS | ||
| Baseball | Outfielder | Sox | Indians | |
| DePaul | ||||
| Football | Tight end | Bears | ||
| Football | Running back | Bears | ||
| Sportcaster | WCFL | |||
| Football | Running back | Bears | ||
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| Hockey | Center | Black Hawks | ||
| Cross country | Coach | York HS York Community High School York Community High School is a public secondary school in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Most of the students reside in Elmhurst, however the district also draws a small number of students from Addison, Bensenville, and Oak Brook... |
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| Baseball | Outfielder | Cubs | Phillies | |
| Football | Middle linebacker | U. of Illinois | Packers | |
| Hockey Boxing |
Executive | |||
| Sportscaster | ||||
| Football | Defensive end | Proviso East HS U. of Illinois Bears |
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| Football | Coach | Vocational HS | ||
| Football | Bears | Browns | ||
| Golf | ||||
| Olympics | Miler | Loyola | ||
| Football | Coach | Schurz HS | ||
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| Football | RB | Bears | Holy Cross | |
| Baseball | Pitcher | Reds | ||
| Baseball | Cubs | |||
| Football | Coach | Fenger HS | ||
| Football | Tackle | Purdue U. Cardinals |
Rams | |
| Tennis | ||||
| Football | Coach | Notre Dame | ||
| Football | St. Philip Notre Dame Cardinals |
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| Basketball | Guard GM |
Notre Dame Bulls |
Spurs | |
| Football | Running back | Bears | ||
| AD | Mother McAuley HS | |||
| Golf | ||||
| Olympics | Wrestling | U. of Wisconsin | ||
| Baseball | Pitcher | Sox | Giants | |
| Football | End | Eagles | ||
| Basketball | Coach | St. Josephs | ||
| Football | RB/coach | Lane Tech HS | Akron Pros Akron Pros The Akron Pros were a professional football team located played in Akron, Ohio from 1908–1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, however name was changed to the Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become a charter member of the American Professional... |
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| Track | Miler | Michigan State U. | ||
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| Football | Packers, Colts | |||
| Baseball | Center fielder | Bradley U. Triton College Triton College Triton College is a two-year community college located in River Grove, Illinois, a suburb northwest of downtown Chicago. Triton College facilitates accredited degrees, career-oriented learning opportunities, and English as a second language and GED classes.Over 17,000 students enroll at Triton... |
Twins | |
| Hockey | Wing Coach/GM |
Black Hawks |
Maple Leafs Kings |
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| Football | lineman | Bears | ||
| Sportscaster | WGN, WIND | |||
| Football | Referee | Big Ten | ||
| Auto racing | ||||
| Hockey | Coach | Black Hawks | ||
| Baseball Basketball |
Owner | Sox Bulls |
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| Baseball | AL umpire | |||
| Baseball | Pitcher GM |
Sox | ||
| Baseball | Sox | |||
| Basketball | Guard, coach | Marquette University | Celtics | |
| Olympics | Track | |||
| Football | Coach | Notre Dame | ||
| Olympics | Track | Northwestern | ||
| Golf | ||||
| Boxer | ||||
| Basketball | Guard Loyola Stags Chicago Stags The Chicago Stags were a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois, U.S..- Franchise history :The Chicago Stags were founded in 1946 and folded in 1950. Despite their short history, they were able to acquire the draft rights to a young Bob Cousy in a trade with the Tri-Cities... |
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| Soccer | Coach | Sting Chicago Sting The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988... |
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| Basketball | Guard/forward | Carver HS | Knicks | |
| Football | ? | |||
| Football | Lineman | Tilden Tech Notre Dame |
Browns | |
| Football | ||||
| Football Basketball |
Coach |
Shurz HS Cardinals DePaul Loyola |
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| Bowling | ||||
| Football | QB | Purdue U. | ||
| Baseball | 2B, 3B | Cubs | ||
| Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs Sox |
Expos | |
| Baseball | 3B | Cubs Sox |
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Marshall HS John Marshall Metropolitan High School John Marshall Metropolitan High School is a public 4-year high school located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It serves the students of the East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, North Lawndale and Humboldt Park neighborhoods. Marshall's principal is Kenyatta Butler... Purdue U. |
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| Writer | Tribune Chicago Tribune The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is... |
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Waller HS JW Tumbling Jesse White Tumbling Team The Jesse White Tumbling Team is a team of acrobats that was founded in 1959 by Illinois athlete and politician Jesse White. Their acrobatic performances can frequently be seen during half-time shows for the National Basketball Association, the National Football League and Major League Baseball... |
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| Basketball | Center | Marshall High School John Marshall Metropolitan High School John Marshall Metropolitan High School is a public 4-year high school located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It serves the students of the East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, North Lawndale and Humboldt Park neighborhoods. Marshall's principal is Kenyatta Butler... Bulls |
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