Chicago Catholic League
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The Chicago Catholic League (CCL) is a high school
athletic conference
based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. All of the schools are currently part of the Illinois High School Association
, the governing body for Illinois scholastic sports. While some of the schools are coeducational institutions, the conference only supports athletics for male teams (the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference serving as its female counterpart).
The CCL is perhaps best known for its dominance in football, water polo, and wrestling. Since the IHSA began a state football tournament in 1974, the CCL has placed first or second more than any conference or league in the state. Since 2002 when the IHSA first sponsored a state tournament in water polo, the CCL has not failed to win the state title for boys. Since 1984, when the IHSA moved to a dual team state series in wrestling (previously, the team champion was based on the advancement of individuals in the individual state tournament), the CCL has also finished first or second more than any conference or league.
The conference is also noteworthy for some of its alumni which include stars of the past like Cy Young Award
winning pitcher Denny McLain
and Basketball Hall of Fame
member Moose Krause. It also includes more contemporary athletes such as NBA star Corey Maggette
and All-Pro
quarterback
Donovan McNabb
. Perhaps the conference's most accomplished alum is Duke University
men's basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski.
St. Joseph High School
is slated to join in 2011. Lake Forest Academy
is slated to compete in the conference for football only in 2011.St.Viator High School joined in 2010 to competete in the conference for lacrosse. Additionally, St. Patrick High School, Notre Dame High School, and Marist High School participate in the conference for Boys Bowling.
For those schools which are coed, most of the girls teams compete in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference. The girls teams from Bishop McNamara, Fenwick, and Providence compete in the East Suburban Catholic Conference
.
, delayed the application of St. Ignatius Academy and DePaul Academy. Representatives of eight schools met at the Great Northern Hotel—De Paul Academy, St Ignatius Academy, St Rita College, St. Cyril College (which would become Mount Carmel High School), Cathedral High, St. Philip High, Loyola Academy, and De La Salle Institute — but could not get together on the particulars to form a football–only league.
In the third week of November, the schools managed to form a league and drew up a schedule of games in basketball
and indoor baseball. The founding members of the league were St. Stanislaus, De la Salle, De Paul, St. Ignatius, St. Cyril, St. Philip, Loyola, and Cathedral. By the spring when a baseball schedule was drawn up, Holy Trinity had joined the league, but Cathedral dropped out, leaving an eight-team circuit. In the fall of 1913, the league introduced football. By the following year, league champion De Paul, felt feisty enough to invite St. John’s Preparatory from Danvers, Massachusetts, to Chicago to engage in an intersectional contest. De Paul narrowly lost the game, but it demonstrated to the league that its program was thriving. Two years later De Paul traveled to Boston and met Beverly High in Fenway Park, destroying the team 30-7. More schools joined the circuit before the decade was up, St. Patrick in 1913, and St. Mel in 1918.
Because the Catholic school population relative to the mainstream public secondary schools and the private school was more an immigrant and working class population, the sports that the league initially sponsored reflected this demographic makeup. For example, during the first four years of the league’s existence, only baseball, basketball, indoor baseball, and football were offered. Basketball was the most robust sport, as the league not only provided for heavyweight and lightweight schedules, but also bantamweight (added in 1919) and flyweight competition (added in the early 1920s). The Chicago Public High School League
and Suburban League
offered basketball only in the heavyweight and lightweight classes, after experimenting only a few years with a bantamweight class.
The Catholic League added track and field in 1917, but it was not until 1924 that three “country club” sports were added to the league’s schedule golf, tennis, and swimming. The addition of these sports brought the league up to the level of offerings by the Chicago and Suburban public leagues. The 1920s also saw the addition of more schools to the league—St. George, Joliet De la Salle, and Fenwick.
Some working class sports that had great appeal in some Catholic schools were boxing and bowling, and the league sponsored competition for a few years during the Depression in boxing, and much longer in bowling.
By the late 1950s some of the Catholic League members were growing restive, wanting to participate in the state tournaments sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). In February four rebellious Christian Brothers schools—St. Mel, St. George, De La Salle, and St. Patrick—withdrew from the Catholic League, set up their own league, and joined the IHSA the following year. In 1965, the Jesuit school, St. Ignatius, also left the league to join the four the league set up by the Christian Brothers schools.
The Catholic League finally joined the IHSA in 1974, and eventually saw the return of St. Ignatius, St. Patrick, and De La Salle back into the league. Because of their membership in the IHSA, the 29 year old tradition of a Catholic League All-Star basketball game was forced to end in 1974.
was contested in two classes. Since then, it is contested in four classes.
State Champions
The 2004–05 Class A title was stripped from Hales Franciscan after it was determined that the school had not been approved by the Illinois State Board of Education between 2003 and 2005.
From 1980–2000, Class 6A was the largest (by school population) class in Illinois high school football. Class 7A and 8A were added in 2001. From 1974–79, Class 5A was the class for the largest schools.
State Champions
. It was first played in 1927, though after a forfeit in 1928, was not played again until 1933, and was the premier high school football event in Illinois until the IHSA formed the state championship football playoffs in 1974. The 1927 game between Mt. Carmel and Carl Schurz High School drew an estimated 50,000 fans; the largest crowd to see a prep football contest in American history, up to that time. In subsequent years, larger crowds were drawn to the annual game.
With the advent of the IHSA state series, the Prep Bowl was contested by the winner of a special playoff in each league played by teams not qualifying for the state playoffs, and teams that were eliminated in early rounds of the state playoffs. It is traditionally played on the Friday after Thanksgiving
, which is the same day which the IHSA plays its smaller school state championships in football. As of the 2009 game, the Catholic League holds a 51-23-2 advantage in the series.
In 1981, the IHSA membership voted on a limitation that prohibited member schools from participating in more than nine games, plus the IHSA state series. The Prep Bowl was given a special exemption from this.
State Champions
ISA State Champions
IHSA State Champions
Brother Rice
DeLaSalle
DePaul Academy
Fenwick
Gordon Tech
Hales Franciscan
Holy Cross
Leo
Loyola Academy
Mount Carmel
St. George
St. Ignatius
St. Laurence
St. Mel
St. Rita
Providence Catholic
Weber
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
athletic conference
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...
based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. All of the schools are currently part of the Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
, the governing body for Illinois scholastic sports. While some of the schools are coeducational institutions, the conference only supports athletics for male teams (the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference serving as its female counterpart).
The CCL is perhaps best known for its dominance in football, water polo, and wrestling. Since the IHSA began a state football tournament in 1974, the CCL has placed first or second more than any conference or league in the state. Since 2002 when the IHSA first sponsored a state tournament in water polo, the CCL has not failed to win the state title for boys. Since 1984, when the IHSA moved to a dual team state series in wrestling (previously, the team champion was based on the advancement of individuals in the individual state tournament), the CCL has also finished first or second more than any conference or league.
The conference is also noteworthy for some of its alumni which include stars of the past like Cy Young Award
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...
winning pitcher Denny McLain
Denny McLain
Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain is a former American professional baseball player, and the last major league pitcher to win 30 or more games during a season —a feat accomplished by only thirteen players in the 20th century....
and Basketball Hall of Fame
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
member Moose Krause. It also includes more contemporary athletes such as NBA star Corey Maggette
Corey Maggette
Corey Antoine Maggette is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, for the Charlotte Bobcats. He excelled at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, where he was an All-American in basketball and also an Illinois high school state track finalist in long...
and All-Pro
All-Pro
All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season. It began as polls of sportswriters in the early 1920s...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Donovan McNabb
Donovan McNabb
Donovan Jamal McNabb is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and spent the 2010 season with the Washington Redskins and a portion of the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings. In college, McNabb played...
. Perhaps the conference's most accomplished alum is 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...
men's basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski.
Member schools
| School | Town | Team Name | Colors | IHSA Illinois High School Association The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High... Classes 2/3/4 |
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| Bishop McNamara High School Bishop McNamara High School (Kankakee, Illinois) Bishop McNamara High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Kankakee, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois.-History:... |
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Fighting Irish | A/1A/2A | ||
| Brother Rice High School Brother Rice High School (Chicago) Brother Rice High School is an all-male, Catholic, college preparatory institution located in Chicago, Illinois, and is administered under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago... |
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AA/3A/4A | ||
| De La Salle Institute De La Salle Institute De La Salle Institute is a Catholic, Lasallian, secondary school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The school is currently housed on two separate campuses. The original school, now called the Institute Campus is for men... |
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AA/3A/4A | ||
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AA/3A/4A | ||
| Gordon Technical High School Gordon Technical High School Gordon Tech High School, formerly known as Gordon Technical High School, is a Roman Catholic high school located in Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the north side of Chicago on Addison Street and California Avenue. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago... |
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AA/2A/3A | ||
| Hales Franciscan High School Hales Franciscan High School Hales Franciscan High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.-Background:... |
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A/1A/2A | ||
| 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... |
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A/1A/2A | ||
| Loyola Academy Loyola Academy Loyola Academy is a private, co-educational college preparatory high school, located in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, it is one of 47 Jesuit high schools in the United States and is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education... |
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Ramblers | AA/3A/4A | ||
| Mt. Carmel High School Mount Carmel High School (Chicago) Mount Carmel High School is an all boys, Catholic high school in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the school has been operated by the Carmelite order of priests and brothers since 1900... |
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AA/3A/4A | ||
| Providence Catholic High School Providence Catholic High School Providence Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in New Lenox, Illinois. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Providence Catholic is a private school run by the Order of Saint Augustine. The president of Providence is Father Richard McGrath, OSA, with Mr... |
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Celtics | AA/3A/4A | ||
| Seton Academy Seton Academy (South Holland, Illinois) Seton Academy is a private, Roman Catholic high school in South Holland, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.-History:... |
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A/1A/2A | ||
| St. Ignatius College Prep St. Ignatius College Prep Saint Ignatius College Prep is a private, coeducational Jesuit high school located in Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in Chicago in 1870 by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., a Belgian missionary to the United States. The school is coeducational, Catholic, college preparatory and sponsored by the... |
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AA/3A/4A | ||
| St. Laurence High School | Burbank Burbank, Illinois Burbank is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,902 at the 2000 census. It is located at the southwest edge of the city of Chicago; the Chicago city limit – specifically that of the Ashburn neighborhood – is in common with Burbank's eastern city limit... |
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AA/3A/4A | ||
| St. Rita of Cascia High School St. Rita of Cascia High School St. Rita of Cascia High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and is operated by the Order of Saint Augustine... |
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AA/3A/4A |
St. Joseph High School
St. Joseph High School (Westchester, Illinois)
St. Joseph High School is a Roman Catholic, coeducational, college prep, school in Westchester, Illinois, and is sponsored by the Christian Brothers of De La Salle....
is slated to join in 2011. Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest Academy is a college preparatory boarding and day school for grades 9 through 12 located on the North Shore in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. As of the 2008-2009 school year, students at Lake Forest Academy come from 20 states and 28 countries. The current Head of School is Dr....
is slated to compete in the conference for football only in 2011.St.Viator High School joined in 2010 to competete in the conference for lacrosse. Additionally, St. Patrick High School, Notre Dame High School, and Marist High School participate in the conference for Boys Bowling.
For those schools which are coed, most of the girls teams compete in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference. The girls teams from Bishop McNamara, Fenwick, and Providence compete in the East Suburban Catholic Conference
East Suburban Catholic Conference
The East Suburban Catholic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of 13 Catholic high schools in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois . The conference became independent in 1974....
.
History
The Chicago Catholic League was formed in 1912 as a way to give the all-male Catholic schools of the area interscholastic competition. The move to form the league was precipitated when the dominant high school league in the metropolitan area, the Cook County High School LeagueCook County High School League
-Beginnings:The Cook County High School League embracing all the public high schools in Chicago and its suburbs was one of the pioneer interscholastic leagues in the country...
, delayed the application of St. Ignatius Academy and DePaul Academy. Representatives of eight schools met at the Great Northern Hotel—De Paul Academy, St Ignatius Academy, St Rita College, St. Cyril College (which would become Mount Carmel High School), Cathedral High, St. Philip High, Loyola Academy, and De La Salle Institute — but could not get together on the particulars to form a football–only league.
In the third week of November, the schools managed to form a league and drew up a schedule of games in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and indoor baseball. The founding members of the league were St. Stanislaus, De la Salle, De Paul, St. Ignatius, St. Cyril, St. Philip, Loyola, and Cathedral. By the spring when a baseball schedule was drawn up, Holy Trinity had joined the league, but Cathedral dropped out, leaving an eight-team circuit. In the fall of 1913, the league introduced football. By the following year, league champion De Paul, felt feisty enough to invite St. John’s Preparatory from Danvers, Massachusetts, to Chicago to engage in an intersectional contest. De Paul narrowly lost the game, but it demonstrated to the league that its program was thriving. Two years later De Paul traveled to Boston and met Beverly High in Fenway Park, destroying the team 30-7. More schools joined the circuit before the decade was up, St. Patrick in 1913, and St. Mel in 1918.
Because the Catholic school population relative to the mainstream public secondary schools and the private school was more an immigrant and working class population, the sports that the league initially sponsored reflected this demographic makeup. For example, during the first four years of the league’s existence, only baseball, basketball, indoor baseball, and football were offered. Basketball was the most robust sport, as the league not only provided for heavyweight and lightweight schedules, but also bantamweight (added in 1919) and flyweight competition (added in the early 1920s). The Chicago Public High School League
Chicago Public High School League
The Chicago Public High School Athletic Association, commonly known as the Chicago Public League , is the interscholastic competition arm of the Chicago Public Schools...
and Suburban League
Suburban League (Chicago area)
The Suburban League, located in the Chicago metropolitan area, was formed in the fall of 1913 following the dissolution of the Cook County High School League the previous June. The original members were Evanston, LaGrange, Morgan Park, Morton, New Trier, Oak Park, Proviso, Thornton, and University...
offered basketball only in the heavyweight and lightweight classes, after experimenting only a few years with a bantamweight class.
The Catholic League added track and field in 1917, but it was not until 1924 that three “country club” sports were added to the league’s schedule golf, tennis, and swimming. The addition of these sports brought the league up to the level of offerings by the Chicago and Suburban public leagues. The 1920s also saw the addition of more schools to the league—St. George, Joliet De la Salle, and Fenwick.
Some working class sports that had great appeal in some Catholic schools were boxing and bowling, and the league sponsored competition for a few years during the Depression in boxing, and much longer in bowling.
By the late 1950s some of the Catholic League members were growing restive, wanting to participate in the state tournaments sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). In February four rebellious Christian Brothers schools—St. Mel, St. George, De La Salle, and St. Patrick—withdrew from the Catholic League, set up their own league, and joined the IHSA the following year. In 1965, the Jesuit school, St. Ignatius, also left the league to join the four the league set up by the Christian Brothers schools.
The Catholic League finally joined the IHSA in 1974, and eventually saw the return of St. Ignatius, St. Patrick, and De La Salle back into the league. Because of their membership in the IHSA, the 29 year old tradition of a Catholic League All-Star basketball game was forced to end in 1974.
Past members
- (Defunct) Archbishop Weber High School Red Horde
- (Defunct) St. Martin de Porres Academy Silver Eagles
- (Defunct) St. George Dragons
- (Defunct) Mendel Catholic Monarchs
- (Defunct) DePaul Academy Blue Demons
- (Defunct) St. Mel Knights
- (Defunct) St. Philip Gaels
- St. Francis De SalesSt. Francis de Sales High School (Chicago, Illinois)St. Francis de Sales High School is a private, Roman Catholic High School in Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the southeast side of the city, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.-History:The school is named for St...
Pioneers - Guerin College Preparatory High SchoolGuerin College Preparatory High SchoolGuerin College Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in River Grove, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago....
Gators - Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers
- St. Patrick Shamrocks
Baseball
State Champions- 1975–76 • Brother Rice (Class AA)
- 1977–78 • Providence Catholic (Class A)
- 1981–82 • Providence Catholic (Class A)
Basketball
Prior to the 2007-2008 season, the state basketball titleIllinois high school boys basketball championship
The Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship is a single elimination tournament held each spring. It is organized by the Illinois High School Association ....
was contested in two classes. Since then, it is contested in four classes.
State Champions
- 1978–79 • Providence Catholic (Class A)
- 1984–85 • Providence-St. Mel (Class A)
- 1984–85 • Mount Carmel (Class AA)
- 2002–03 • Hales Franciscan (Class A)
- 2003–04 • Leo (Class A)
- 2008–09 • Seton Academy (Class AA)
The 2004–05 Class A title was stripped from Hales Franciscan after it was determined that the school had not been approved by the Illinois State Board of Education between 2003 and 2005.
Football
The Chicago Catholic League is divided into Blue and a White divisions. The Blue includes Brother Rice, Loyola, Mount Carmel, St. Rita, Fenwick and Providence. The White includes DeLaSalle, St. Ignatius, Bishop McNamara, (Burbank) St. Laurence, Gordon Tech, Seton Academy, Hales Franciscan, and Leo.From 1980–2000, Class 6A was the largest (by school population) class in Illinois high school football. Class 7A and 8A were added in 2001. From 1974–79, Class 5A was the class for the largest schools.
State Champions
- 1976–77 • St. Laurence (Class 5A)
- 1978–79 • St. Rita (Class 5A)
- 1980–81 • Gordon Tech (Class 6A)
- 1980–81 • Mt. Carmel (Class 5A)
- 1981–82 • Brother Rice (Class 6A)
- 1982–83 • Bishop McNamara (Class 3A)
- 1985–86 • Bishop McNamara (Class 3A)
- 1986–87 • Bishop McNamara (Class 3A)
- 1987–88 • Providence Catholic (Class 4A)
- 1987–88 • Bishop McNamara (Class 3A)
- 1988–89 • Mt. Carmel (Class 6A)
- 1989–90 • Mt. Carmel (Class 5A)
- 1990–91 • Mt. Carmel (Class 5A)
- 1991–92 • Mt. Carmel (Class 5A)
- 1991–92 • Providence Catholic (Class 4A)
- 1993–94 • Loyola Academy (Class 6A)
- 1994–95 • Providence Catholic (Class 5A)
- 1995–96 • Providence Catholic (Class 4A)
- 1996–97 • Mt. Carmel (Class 5A)
- 1996–97 • Providence Catholic (Class 4A)
- 1997–98 • Providence Catholic (Class 4A)
- 1998–99 • Mt. Carmel (Class 5A)
- 1999–2000 • Mt. Carmel (Class 5A)
- 2000–01 • Mt. Carmel (Class 5A)
- 2001–02 • Providence Catholic (Class 6A)
- 2002–03 • Mt. Carmel (Class 6A)
- 2002–03 • Providence Catholic (Class 5A)
- 2004–05 • Providence Catholic (Class 6A)
- 2006–07 • St. Rita (Class 7A)
Prep Bowl
The Prep Bowl is an annual contest played between the Chicago Catholic League and the Chicago Public League and is played at Chicago's Soldier FieldSoldier 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...
. It was first played in 1927, though after a forfeit in 1928, was not played again until 1933, and was the premier high school football event in Illinois until the IHSA formed the state championship football playoffs in 1974. The 1927 game between Mt. Carmel and Carl Schurz High School drew an estimated 50,000 fans; the largest crowd to see a prep football contest in American history, up to that time. In subsequent years, larger crowds were drawn to the annual game.
With the advent of the IHSA state series, the Prep Bowl was contested by the winner of a special playoff in each league played by teams not qualifying for the state playoffs, and teams that were eliminated in early rounds of the state playoffs. It is traditionally played on the Friday after Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
, which is the same day which the IHSA plays its smaller school state championships in football. As of the 2009 game, the Catholic League holds a 51-23-2 advantage in the series.
In 1981, the IHSA membership voted on a limitation that prohibited member schools from participating in more than nine games, plus the IHSA state series. The Prep Bowl was given a special exemption from this.
| Prep Bowl Results | ||||||
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| Year | Winning Team | | Losing Team | | Notes | |||
| 1927 | Mt. Carmel | 6 | Schurz | 0 | ||
| 1933 | Mt. Carmel | 7 | Harrison | 0 | ||
| 1934 | Lindblom | 6 | Leo | 0 | ||
| 1935 | Lindblom | 6 | Leo | 0 | ||
| 1936 | Austin | 19 | Fenwick | 19 (tie) | attendance: 75,000 | |
| 1937 | Austin | 26 | Leo | 0 | attendance: 110,000 (largest in Illinois high school history) | |
| 1938 | Fenger | 13 | Mt. Carmel | 0 | attendance: 80,000 | |
| 1939 | Fenger | 13 | Mt. Carmel | 13 (tie) | attendance: 75,000 | |
| 1940 | Fenger | 13 | Leo | 0 | attendance: 75,000 | |
| 1941 | Leo | 46 | Tilden | 13 | attendance: 95,000 | |
| 1942 | Leo | 27 | Tilden | 14 | attendance: 75,000 | |
| 1943 | St. George | 19 | Phillips | 12 | attendance: 80,000 | |
| 1944 | Tilden | 13 | Weber | 7 | ||
| 1945 | Fenwick | 20 | Tilden | 6 | attendance: 80,000 | |
| 1946 | Fenger | 13 | Weber | 7 | attendance: 85,000 | |
| 1947 | Austin | 13 | Leo | 12 | ||
| 1948 | Lindblom | 13 | Fenwick | 7 | ||
| 1949 | Schurz Schurz High School Carl Schurz High School is a public secondary school located in the old section of the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.This school is named after German–American Carl Schurz, a statesman, soldier, and advocate of democracy in Germany.... |
20 | Fenwick | 7 | ||
| 1950 | Mt. Carmel | 45 | Lane Tech | 20 | ||
| 1951 | Mt. Carmel | 19 | Lindblom | 6 | ||
| 1952 | Mt. Carmel | 27 | Austin | 19 | ||
| 1953 | St. George | 38 | Austin | 12 | ||
| 1954 | Fenger | 20 | Mt. Carmel | 13 | ||
| 1955 | Chicago Vocational | 6 | Weber | 0 | ||
| 1956 | Leo | 12 | Calumet | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Mendel | 6 | Calumet | 0 | ||
| 1958 | Austin | 20 | Fenwick | 7 | ||
| 1959 | Lane Tech | 19 | Fenwick | 0 | ||
| 1960 | Mt. Carmel | 27 | Taft William Howard Taft High School (Chicago) William Howard Taft High School is a high school located at 6530 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, in the Norwood Park neighborhood. It is run by the Chicago Public Schools . It is perhaps most famous as being the high school attended by Jim Jacobs, the writer of Grease. Jacobs used Taft... |
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| 1961 | Weber | 14 | Lane Tech | 12 | attendance: 83,750 | |
| 1962 | Fenwick | 40 | Schurz | 0 | attendance: 91,328 | |
| 1963 | St. Rita | 42 | Chicago Vocational | 7 | attendance: 81,270 | |
| 1964 | Weber | 34 | Chicago Vocational | 13 | ||
| 1965 | Loyola Academy | 33 | Chicago Vocational | 13 | attendance: 75,400 | |
| 1966 | Loyola Academy | 20 | Chicago Vocational | 14 | ||
| 1967 | Mt. Carmel | 37 | Dunbar | 0 | ||
| 1968 | Mendel | 41 | Chicago Vocational | 19 | ||
| 1969 | Loyola Academy | 26 | Lane Tech | 0 | ||
| 1970 | St. Rita | 12 | Lane Tech | 8 | ||
| 1971 | St. Rita | 18 | Morgan Park Morgan Park High School Morgan Park High School , located in Chicago, Illinois, at the intersection of 111th street and Vincennes Avenue is a public high school that opened its doors on its present site in 1916, as part of the Chicago Public Schools... |
12 | ||
| 1972 | St. Laurence | 24 | Taft | 7 | ||
| 1973 | St. Laurence | 40 | Phillips | 24 | ||
| 1974 | St. Laurence | 34 | Chicago Vocational | 0 | ||
| 1975 | Brother Rice | 26 | Chicago Vocational | 0 | ||
| 1976 | Chicago Vocational | 13 | St. Rita | 6 | ||
| 1977 | St. Rita | 20 | Lane Tech | 8 | ||
| 1978 | St. Laurence | 34 | Sullivan | 8 | ||
| 1979 | Julian | 30 | Joliet Catholic Joliet Catholic Academy Joliet Catholic Academy is a coed Catholic High School located in Joliet, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet. One of the oldest Catholic high schools in the Chicago area, Joliet Catholic is perhaps best known for its prowess in football... |
22 | ||
| 1980 | Brother Rice | 39 | Julian | 6 | ||
| 1981 | Mt. Carmel | 14 | Robeson | 6 | ||
| 1982 | Gordon Tech | 24 | Julian | 0 | ||
| 1983 | Mt. Carmel | 28 | Simeon | 6 | ||
| 1984 | DeLaSalle | 25 | Julian | 20 | ||
| 1985 | Mt. Carmel | 19 | Lane Tech | 14 | ||
| 1986 | Loyola Academy | 14 | Simeon | 12 | ||
| 1987 | Gordon Tech | 29 | Julian | 14 | ||
| 1988 | Loyola Academy | 21 | Julian | 6 | ||
| 1989 | Julian | 48 | Fenwick | 14 | ||
| 1990 | Robeson | 8 | Gordon Tech | 7 | ||
| 1991 | Fenwick | 28 | Bogan | 0 | ||
| 1992 | Mather | 15 | Brother Rice | 6 | ||
| 1993 | Mt. Carmel | 34 | Bogan | 14 | ||
| 1994 | Brother Rice | 28 | Dunbar | 22 | ||
| 1995 | Loyola Academy | 15 | Julian | 14 | ||
| 1996 | Loyola Academy | 28 | Dunbar | 8 | ||
| 1997 | Dunbar | 28 | Marian Catholic Marian Catholic High School Marian Catholic High School is a co-educational, college preparatory secondary school in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.-History:... |
21 | ||
| 1998 | Hubbard | 28 | Joliet Catholic | 16 | ||
| 1999 | Hubbard | 20 | DeLaSalle | 13 | ||
| 2000 | Marion Catholic | 23 | Simeon | 14 | ||
| 2001 | Mt. Carmel | 50 | Morgan Park | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Carmel | 50 | Dunbar | 20 | ||
| 2003 | Loyola Academy | 22 | Simeon | 14 | ||
| 2004 | Brother Rice | 35 | Lane Tech | 14 | ||
| 2005 | Morgan Park | 14 | Brother Rice | 13 (OT) | ||
| 2006 | Brother Rice | 24 | Hubbard | 14 | ||
| 2007 | St. Rita | 31 | Morgan Park | 7 | ||
| 2008 | Loyola Academy | 17 | Lane Tech | 0 | ||
| 2009 | St Rita | 34 | Simeon | 20 | ||
| 2010 | Fenwick | 6 | Curie | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Mt. Carmel | 34 | Simeon | 20 | ||
Golf
State Champions- 1986–87 • Loyola Academy (Class AA)
- 1992–93 • Bishop McNamara (Class A)
- 1996–97 • Loyola Academy (Class AA)
- 2000–01 • Loyola Academy (Class AA)
- 2000–01 • Bishop McNamara (Class A)
- 2001–02 • Loyola Academy (Class AA)
Swimming and diving
State Champions- 1989–90 • Fenwick
- 1990–91 • Fenwick
- 1991–92 • Fenwick
Track and field
State Champions- 1980–81 • Leo (Class A)
- 1994–95 • Leo (Class AA)
- 1997–98 • Leo (Class A Co-Champions)
- 2001–02 • Leo (Class A)
- 2002–03 • Leo (Class A)
Water Polo
The IHSA began a state series in water polo with the 2001–02 school year. Prior to that, a high school state championship was sponsored by Illinois Water Polo.State Champions
ISA State Champions
- 1974 • Fenwick
- 1975 • Mount Carmel
- 1976 • Fenwick
- 1977 • Fenwick
- 1978 • Loyola
- 1980 • Brother Rice
- 1981 • Brother Rice
- 1982 • Brother Rice
- 1983 • Brother Rice
- 1984 • Brother Rice
- 1985 • Brother Rice
- 1986 • Brother Rice
- 1987 • St. Laurence
- 1988 • Brother Rice
- 1989 • Brother Rice
- 1990 • Fenwick
- 1991 • Fenwick
- 1992 • Fenwick
- 1993 • Fenwick
- 1994 • Brother Rice
- 1995 • Brother Rice
- 1996 • Brother Rice
- 1998 • Brother Rice
- 1999 • Fenwick
- 2000 • Fenwick
IHSA State Champions
- 2001–02 • Fenwick
- 2002–03 • Brother Rice
- 2003–04 • Fenwick
- 2004–05 • Fenwick
- 2005–06 • Fenwick
- 2006–07 • Fenwick
- 2007–08 • Fenwick
- 2008–09 • Fenwick
Wrestling
State Champions- 1977–78 • Providence Catholic (Class A)
- 1980–81 • Providence Catholic (Class A)
- 1987–88 • Providence Catholic (Class AA)
- 1988–89 • Providence Catholic (Class AA)
- 1989–90 • St. Laurence (Class AA)
- 1991–92 • Mount Carmel (Class AA)
- 1992–93 • Mount Carmel (Class AA)
- 1993–94 • Mount Carmel (Class AA)
- 1996–97 • Providence Catholic (Class AA)
- 1997–98 • Providence Catholic (Class AA)
- 1998–99 • Providence Catholic (Class AA)
- 1999–2000 • Providence Catholic (Class AA)
- 2000–01 • Providence Catholic (Class AA)
- 2001–02 • Providence Catholic (Class AA)
- 2002–03 • St. Rita (Class AA)
- 2003–04 • St. Rita (Class AA)
Notable alumni
Bishop McNamara- Tyjuan HaglerTyjuan HaglerTyjuan Cedric Hagler is an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
- NFL linebackerLinebackerA linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
, played for the Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
(Super Bowl XLI ChampionsSuper Bowl XLISuper Bowl XLI was an American football game that featured the American Football Conference champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League champion for the 2006 season...
)
Brother Rice
- David DiehlDavid DiehlDavid Diehl is an American football offensive guard with the New York Giants of the National Football League and is one of only two offensive lineman who entered the NFL in 2003 to start all 80 regular season games through the end of the 2008 season....
- Offensive Tackle for the New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... - Mark DonahueMark Donahue (American football)Mark Joseph Donahue is a former All-American football offensive guard who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Cincinnati Bengals....
- former guard with the Cincinnati Bengals - Paul Hutchins - Played tackle for the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
- Ed OlczykEd OlczykEdward Walter "Eddie" Olczyk is an American former head coach for the National Hockey League Pittsburgh Penguins and former center for Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins...
- NHL player and analyst for the NHL and Chicago BlackhawksChicago BlackhawksThe Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
DeLaSalle
- George Connor (American football)George Connor (American football)George Leo Connor was an American football offensive tackle/linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1948 to 1955. He was originally a number one draft pick by the New York Giants in 1946. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and of the College Football Hall of Fame. He attended the...
- Chicago Bears, 1948-1955. - Moose Krause, Basketball Hall of Famer
- Lou PoteLou PoteLouis William Pote and living in Sherwood Park Alberta is an American professional baseball player who last played for the Edmonton Capitals of the North American League. A pitcher, Pote played for in Major League Baseball for the Anaheim Angels from 1999 to 2002 and the Cleveland Indians in 2004...
, former Anaheim Angels pitcher - Renaldo WynnRenaldo WynnRenaldo Levalle Wynn is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft...
- played defensive end for the Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
and Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville JaguarsThe Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
DePaul Academy
- Bill Muellner - Played football for the Chicago Cardinals as well as for the Los Angeles Bulldogs, Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
, and New York Yanks. - Bill Steinkemper - Played football for the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
and Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe 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...
. - Dick EvansDick Evans (American football)Dick Evans is a former player in the National Football League.-Career:Evans played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1940 NFL season and the 1943 NFL season. During the two season in between, he played with the Chicago Cardinals....
- played football for the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
and Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe 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...
. - Steve JuzwikSteve JuzwikStephen Robert Juzwik was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He also played in the AAFC for the Buffalo Bisons/Bills and the Chicago Rockets. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the 21st round...
- played football for the Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
. He then had three seasons in the All-American Football League with the Buffalo Bisons (1946–47) and Chicago Rockets (1948). - Joey MeyerJoey Meyer (basketball coach)Joey Meyer is an American professional basketball coach and former men's college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers' affiliate in the NBA Development League. He is currently the circuit's all-time victories leader...
- basketball standout and future head coach of the DePaul UniversityDePaul UniversityDePaul 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...
men's basketball program.
Fenwick
- John TeerlinckJohn TeerlinckJohn Teerlinck is a former American football player. He now is a defensive linemen coach for the Indianapolis Colts.-Controversy:...
- played defensive line for the San Diego ChargersSan Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Johnny LattnerJohnny LattnerJohn Joseph "Johnny" Lattner is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953....
- Heisman trophyHeisman TrophyThe Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
winner. - Corey MaggetteCorey MaggetteCorey Antoine Maggette is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, for the Charlotte Bobcats. He excelled at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, where he was an All-American in basketball and also an Illinois high school state track finalist in long...
- NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
basketball player. - Mike RaboldMike RaboldMichael Rabold was an American football offensive guard who played eight years in the National Football League....
, player (eight seasons) in National Football League - Ken Sitzberger, gold medalist diver, 1964 Summer Olympics1964 Summer OlympicsThe 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
- Marques SullivanMarques SullivanMarques D. Sullivan is a former professional American football offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills, the New York Giants,the New England Patriots and the Chicago Rush.-Early life:...
, former player, National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing... - Patrick QuinnPatrick QuinnPatrick Dominic Quinn was an American actor and a former president of the Actors' Equity Association. Quinn's father was a mortician....
- Governor of Illinois, 2009-?
Gordon Tech
- Larry Langowski is a wrestler who represented MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in the 120 kilogram weight class at the 2008 Summer OlympicsWrestling at the 2008 Summer OlympicsWrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...
. - Robert MeschbachRobert MeschbachRobert Meschbach is a retired Canadian-American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association.-High school:...
was a professional soccer player who set the (then) national high school record with 71 goals in one season. The record remains an Illinois state record (as of 2008). - Jitim YoungJitim YoungJitim Young is an American basketball player. Young attended Northwestern University and gained notoriety for his play at the collegiate level.-High school career:...
was a basketball player who played professionally in Europe and the Dominican Republic.
Hales Franciscan
- Rich GardnerRich GardnerRichard James Gardner is a professional American football player. He currently plays defensive back for Kiel Baltic Hurricanes of the German Football League...
- played defensive back for the Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... - Jerome RandleJerome RandleJerome J. Randle is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K. in the Turkish Basketball League.- College career :...
- plays in the Turkish Basketball LeagueTurkish Basketball LeagueThe Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
. - JaVale McGeeJaVale McGeeJaVale McGee is an American professional basketball player who was selected 18th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2008 NBA Draft. He is a center who is listed at 7'0" and 252 lb...
- plays for the Washington WizardsWashington WizardsThe Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
Holy Cross
- Garrett WolfeGarrett WolfeGarrett Wolfe is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played his college football at Northern Illinois. He is currently a free agent.-Personal life:...
- Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe 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...
football player
Leo
- Chris WatsonChris Watson (American football)Chris Watson is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played for the Denver Broncos, the Buffalo Bills, and the Detroit Lions.-College years:...
, former NFL player for the Denver BroncosDenver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Harold Blackmon, former NFL player for the Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
- Jason JeffersonJason JeffersonJason Jefferson is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
, former NFL player for the Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Andre BrownAndre BrownAndre D. Brown is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'9" tall center or power forward.-High school/college career:Brown played at Leo High School and DePaul University, both in Chicago....
- former forward for NBA's Memphis GrizzliesMemphis GrizzliesThe Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...
Loyola Academy
- Bert MetzgerBert MetzgerBert Metzger was an American football player.A 5'9", 152 pound guard from Chicago, Metzger played at the University of Notre Dame and was nicknamed the "watch-charm guard" because of his relatively small size. Metzger played a key role on the Fighting Irish teams that won National Championships...
, College Football Hall of Fame - Matt Cherry - played football for the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
- Dave FinzerDave FinzerDave Finzer is a former professional American football player who played punter for two seasons for the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks. He led the NFL in punts inside the 20-yard line with 26 in 1984. A 1978 graduate of Loyola Academy...
- Former NFL punter for the Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe 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...
and Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
. - Christian FriedrichChristian Friedrich (baseball)Christian Louis Friedrich is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.Friedrich attended Eastern Kentucky University, where he played for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball team. He was named a Baseball America Freshman All-American in 2006...
- First round pick of the Colorado RockiesColorado RockiesThe Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft2008 Major League Baseball DraftThe 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft continued Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, and was held on June 5 and 6, 2008.-First round selections:* Did not sign... - Charlie LeibrandtCharlie LeibrandtCharles Louis "Charlie" Leibrandt, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1979 to 1993 for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers. Leibrandt was a productive pitcher throughout his 14 year career, and a member of the 1985 World Series...
- played baseball for the Cincinnati RedsCincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
(1979–1982), Kansas City RoyalsKansas City RoyalsThe Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
(1984–1989), Atlanta BravesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
(1990–1992), Texas RangersTexas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
(1993) - Tim FoleyTim FoleyThomas David "Tim" Foley is a retired American football player.Foley starred at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois before moving on to Purdue University, where he received All-American honors as a defensive back in 1969. He then played 11 seasons , primarily with the Miami Dolphins of the...
- played football for the Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Paul McNultyPaul McNulty (American football)Paul McNulty is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for two seasons for the Chicago Cardinals.-References:...
- played end for the Chicago Cardinals - Nick RassasNick RassasNicholas Charles Rassas is a former professional American football player who played safety for three seasons for the Atlanta Falcons....
- Last two way player at the University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe 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...
, NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
player - John Scanlan - played guard and halfback for the Chicago Cardinals and Louisville Colonels
- Bob SkoglundBob SkoglundRobert W. "Bob" Skoglund was an professional American football defensive end in the National Football League....
- played football for the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
. - Freddie LindstromFreddie LindstromFrederick Charles Lindstrom was a National League Baseball player with the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1924 until 1936...
- member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Mount Carmel
- Elmer AngsmanElmer AngsmanElmer Angsman was an American football running back in the NFL.He was born on the south side of Chicago in 1925, the son of Elmer and Helen Angsman...
- played halfback for the Chicago Cardinals - Denny McLainDenny McLainDennis Dale "Denny" McLain is a former American professional baseball player, and the last major league pitcher to win 30 or more games during a season —a feat accomplished by only thirteen players in the 20th century....
- Cy Young AwardCy Young AwardThe Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...
-winner for 1968 & 69 Detroit Tigers. - Frank CornishFrank CornishFrank Edgar Cornish IV was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Minnesota Vikings, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at UCLA and was drafted in the sixth round of...
- offensive lineman for Super BowlSuper BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
Champion Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
of 1992 and 1993. - Mel McCantsMel McCantsMelvin Lamont McCants is a retired American basketball player. Along with James Farr, Derek Boyd and Chris Calloway, McCants led Chicago Mount Carmel to the . It is the only Illinois AA high school boys basketball championship won by a Chicago Catholic League School...
- former Purdue and Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
forward. - Chris CallowayChris CallowayChristopher Fitzpatrick Calloway was a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 189 lbs. wide receiver from the University of Michigan and Mount Carmel High School , Calloway played in 11 NFL...
- former New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
wide receiver. - Hal CherneHal CherneHarold Thomas Cherne was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins. He played college football at DePaul University....
- played offensive line for the Boston Redskins - Bob Davis - played guard for the Los Angeles Rams
- Simeon RiceSimeon RiceSimeon James Rice [] is a former American football defensive end, last playing in 2009. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals third overall in the 1996 NFL Draft...
- former Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
and Arizona CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
defensive end. - Joe Williams, Mount Carmel - 6 time U.S. National Champion and member of 2004 US Olympic Team.
- Donovan McNabbDonovan McNabbDonovan Jamal McNabb is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and spent the 2010 season with the Washington Redskins and a portion of the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings. In college, McNabb played...
- Five-time all pro quarterback for the Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, currently with the Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
. - Antoine WalkerAntoine WalkerAntoine Devon Walker is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League...
- 3 time NBA All Star. - Matt CushingMatt CushingMatthew Jay Cushing is a former professional American football player who played tight end for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers.The Steelers signed Matt Cushing to a one-year contract in March 2004...
- Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
tight end, 1999-2005. - Chris CheliosChris CheliosChristos Kostas Tselios is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently the Executive Advisor to Ken Holland, the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, a role that Steve Yzerman held before leaving to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning.Chelios played...
- NHL Hockey Player - Steve LawsonSteve Lawson (American football)Stephen "Steve" Wendell Lawson is a former professional American football guard in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals , the Minnesota Vikings , and the San Francisco 49ers . Steve Lawson now teaches US/AZ history at Mountain Pointe High School in...
- played offensive line for the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
, Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
, and San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... - Matt Kerrigan - played quarterback for the New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
- Dan GoichDan GoichDan Goich was a professional American football player who played defensive lineman for five seasons for the Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, and New York Giants.-References:...
- played defensive tackle for the Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
, New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, and New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... - Darrell HillDarrell HillDarrell Frederick Hill is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Tennessee Titans. He played college football at Northern Illinois University. He wore number 9...
- former Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
wide receiver. - Bob GonyaBob GonyaRobert James "Bob" Gonya was an American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League. He played for two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1933–1934. He played college football at Northwestern....
- played offensive tackle for the Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... - Tony FurjanicTony FurjanicTony Furjanic was a professional American football player who played linebacker for three seasons for the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins-References:...
- former Notre Dame and NFL Linebacker - Steve EdwardsSteve Edwards (football player)Steve Edwards is an American football guard who is currently a member of the Arizona Rattlers. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2002...
- former Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe 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...
and New York Giants offensive tackle.
St. George
- Tony BaroneTony BaroneAnthony Andrew Barone, Sr. is an American basketball coach. A native of Chicago, he is the former head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Barone was appointed as the team's interim coach by Grizzlies general manager Jerry West after West fired Mike Fratello on December 28, 2006...
- Head Basketball Coach at Creighton UniversityCreighton UniversityCreighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...
, Texas A&M, and the Memphis GrizzliesMemphis GrizzliesThe Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...
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- Tom O'HaraTom O'HaraTom O'Hara was the first native of the U.S. state of Illinois to break the four-minute barrier for the mile run. He accomplished this feat in 1963 when he ran the mile in 3:59.4. He also held the world record for fastest mile in indoor track, which was set when he ran the mile in 3:56.6 on February...
- Olympian and former world record holder for indoor mile and NCAA Champion in Division I cross country.
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- Jim DwyerJim Dwyer (baseball)James Edward Dwyer is a former outfielder who enjoyed an eighteen year major league career for seven different teams between and . Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.-MLB career:...
- 17 seasons of Major League Baseball with 8 teams, member of Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
1983 World Series championship1983 World Series-Game 1:Tuesday, October 11, 1983 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, MarylandJohn Denver, whose Thank God I'm a Country Boy was played at the seventh-inning stretch of each Orioles home game, sang the National Anthem prior to this game.... - Tim GrunhardTim GrunhardTimothy Gerard Grunhard is a former American football center in the National Football League. A second-round draft choice in the 1990 NFL Draft for the Kansas City Chiefs, Grunhard went on to play 169 games in all with Kansas City, the fourth most ever by a Chiefs offensive lineman, and was...
- Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe 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...
- Kansas City Chief Center, Pro Bowl Center - Stan Smagala - played football for the Dallas Cowboys
- Kevin Bracken - Olympic Greco Roman Wrestler
- Jeff Kacmarek - played nosetackle for the Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
St. Mel
- Walt BarnesWalt Barnes (defensive lineman)Walter Charles Barnes is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Denver Broncos. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and was drafted in the second round of the 1966 NFL Draft. Barnes was also selected...
- played football for the Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
and Denver BroncosDenver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Tom BettisTom BettisWilliam Thomas "Tom" Bettis is a former American football linebacker and coach. After starring at Purdue, Bettis was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1955 NFL Draft. He played nine seasons for the Packers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Chicago Bears...
- played football for the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
, Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
, and Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe 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... - Tom KeatingTom Keating (American football)For the famous art forger of the same name, see Tom Keating.For the priest and author of the same name see Thomas Keating.Thomas Arthur Keating is a retired American collegiate and Professional Football player...
- played football for the Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Oakland RaidersOakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
, and Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... - Bernie Leahy - played football for the Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe 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...
- Frank QuiliciFrank QuiliciFrancis Ralph Quilici is a former Major League infielder and manager with a five-year playing career and a four-year managerial career. He played for the Minnesota Twins of the American League in 1965, then 1967-1970...
- Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player, started in the 1965 World Series1965 World SeriesThe 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who had won their first pennant since 1933 when the team was known as the Washington Senators...
at second base for the Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
. Became manager of the Twins in 1972, a position he held until 1975
St. Rita
- Chuck Brodnicki - Played RB for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Dennis LickDennis LickDennis Allan Lick is a former American football offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears. Lick played six seasons with the Bears from 1976 to 1981. He was signed out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
- Former Chicago Bears OL. - Tony Simmons - Former NFL wide receiver
- Ahmad MerrittAhmad MerrittAhmad Rashad Merritt is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2000...
- NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals), former Chicago Bears and Chicago Rush (Arena League) player - Ed FarmerEd FarmerEdward Joseph Farmer is a former Major League relief pitcher with an 11-year career from - and -. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Oakland A's, all in the American League, and the Philadelphia Phillies...
- Former MLB pitcher and current play-by-play voice of the Chicago White Sox - Tom Flaherty - Played MLB for the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
- Nick EttenNick EttenNicholas Raymond Thomas Etten was a first baseman in major league baseball, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees . Etten batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Spring Grove, Illinois. Etten attended St...
- Former MLB All-Star first baseman - Jim ClancyJim Clancy (baseball)James Clancy is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays , Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves . He batted and threw right-handed....
- Former MLB All-Star pitcher - Ron Weissenhofer - Played LB for the New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
- Bob Zimny - Played tackle for the Chicago Cardinals
- Mike KafkaMike KafkaMichael John "Mike" Kafka is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern.Kafka attended St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago,...
- quarterback for the Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... - Ryan DonahueRyan DonahueRyan Donahue is an American football punter for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Iowa.-2011 Season:...
- kicker for the Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
Providence Catholic
- Pete BercichPete BercichPeter James Bercich is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame. He played five seasons for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings . He has served as the color commentator on the Vikings Radio Network since...
NFL Linebacker (1995–98, 2000) Minnesota Vikings. - Brad GuzanBrad GuzanBradley Edwin "Brad" Guzan is an American soccer player who plays for Aston Villa of the Premier League.-Early Career:...
is a goalkeeper who has played for Chivas USA, the US National Team, and for Aston Villa of the English Premier League. Starting goalkeeper for the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. - Carmen PignatielloCarmen PignatielloCarmen Peter Pignatiello was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a pitching coach for the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League...
is a Major League Baseball pitcher who has pitched for the Chicago Cubs (2008) - Bryan RekarBryan RekarBryan Robert Rekar was a pitcher for the Major League Baseball Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Kansas City Royals.- External links :...
was a Major League Baseball pitcher (1995–2002). - Eric SteinbachEric SteinbachEric Steinbach is an American football player who currently plays for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round in the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football for the University of Iowa.-High School years:Steinbach is a...
- NFL Offensive lineman
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- Mike Krzyzewski "Coach K" - Duke UniversityDuke UniversityDuke 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...
and Team USA basketball coach. - William Joseph "Moose" Skowron Jr.Moose SkowronWilliam Joseph "Moose" Skowron Jr. is a former Major League Baseball player, primarily a first baseman. He is currently a Community Relations Representative for the White Sox....
- 5-time AL All-Star (1957, 1958, 1959–61)