The Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, located in the Hawthorne Race Course, [1] in Stickney/Cicero, near Chicago, honors sports greats associated with the Chicago metropolitan area. [2] 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 operated under the guidance of Father John P. Smyth during that time. [3] 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, [4] 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. [5]
| Name | Sport | Position | Chicago team | Other major team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adamle | Football | Running back | Northwestern, Bears | Chiefs |
| Katrina Adams | ||||
| Ray Adams | Basketball | DePaul | ||
| Paul Adams | Principal | Providence St. Mel | ||
| Alex Agase | ||||
| Mark Aguirre | Basketball | Small forward | DePaul | Dallas Mavericks Detroit Pistons |
| Ted Albrecht | Football | Offensive lineman | Bears | |
| Muhammad Ali | Boxing | |||
| Dick Allen | Baseball | Outfield First Base Third Base | White Sox | Phillies |
| Don Amidei | Track and Field | Coach | St. George Loyola DePaul Northwestern | |
| Kelly Amonte Hiller | Lacrosse | Coach | Northwestern | |
| Nick Anderson | ||||
| Elmer Angsman | Football | Running back | Mt. Carmel HS Notre Dame Cardinals | |
| Luis Aparicio | Baseball | Shortstop | Sox | Orioles, Red Sox |
| Luke Appling | Baseball | Shortstop | White Sox | |
| Otis Armstrong | Football | Running back | Farragut HS Purdue U. | Denver Broncos |
| Eddie Arroyo | Horse racing | Jockey | ||
| Doug Atkins | Football | Defensive end | Bears | Browns, Saints |
| Cas Banaszek [6] | Football | Offensive lineman | Northwestern | 49ers |
| Ernie Banks | Baseball | Shortstop First Base | Cubs | |
| Babe Baranowski | Football | Quarterback | Leo HS | |
| Tony Barone [6] | Basketball | Coach | Mt. Carmel (Coach) | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Norman Barry | Football | Coach | Cardinals | |
| Glenn Beckert | Baseball | Second Base | Cubs | Padres |
| Taylor Bell | Writer | Daily News, Sun-Times | ||
| Irv Bemoras | Basketball | Guard, Forward | Marshall HS U. of Illinois | Hawks |
| Ben Bentley | Boxing | Promoter | Host, The Sportswriters on TV | |
| Tony Bertuca | Football | Linebacker | St. Patrick HS | Colts |
| Jay Berwanger | Football | Running back | U. of Chicago | |
| Tom Bettis | Football | Linebacker | Purdue University Bears | Packers |
| Charles Bidwill | Football | Owner Executive | Cardinals Bears | |
| Stormy Bidwill | Football | Owner | Cardinals | |
| Bonnie Blair | Olympics | Speed skating | Champaign Centennial HS | |
| George Blanda | Football | Quarterback Kicker | Bears | Raiders, Oilers |
| Lou Boudreau | Baseball Announcer | Shortstop | Thornton HS U. of Illinois WGN | Cleveland Indians |
| Terry Brennan | Football | Running back Coach | Notre Dame | |
| Carl Brettschneider | Football | Linebacker | Cardinals | Lions |
| Jack Brickhouse | Broadcaster | Cubs, Sox, WGN | ||
| Jim Brown [7] | Basketball | Coach | DuSable HS | |
| Charlie Brown | Basketball | DuSable HS | ||
| Avery Brundage | Olympics | Track, official | U. of Illinois | |
| Doug Bruno | Basketball | Coach | DePaul (W) Loyola (M) Hustle (W) | |
| Quinn Buckner | Basketball | Guard | Thornridge HS | Indiana U Bucks, Celtics |
| Doug Buffone | Football | Linebacker | Bears | |
| Chet Bulger | Football | Offensive line | Cardinals | Lions |
| Ronnie Bull | Football | Running back | Bears | Eagles |
| Anne M. Burke [8] | Special Olympics | Official | ||
| Dick Butkus [9] | Football | Linebacker Center | Vocational HS U. of Illinois Bears | |
| Dave Butz | Football Basketball Track | Offensive lineman | Maine South HS Purdue U. | Redskins |
| Ricky Byrdsong | Basketball | Coach | Northwestern | Iowa State |
| Bob Calihan [10] | Basketball | American Gears | U. of Detroit | |
| Bill Campbell | Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs | Red Sox |
| Tony Canadeo | Football | Quarterback Running back | Packers | |
| Harry Caray | Baseball | Broadcaster | Cubs, Sox | Cardinals |
| Tom Carey | Horse racing | President | Hawthorne Race Course | |
| Howie Carl | Basketball | Guard | Von Steuben HS DePaul Chicago Packers | |
| John Carmichael | Writer | Chicago Daily News | ||
| J.C. Caroline | Football | Running back Defensive back | U. of Illinois Bears | |
| Rick Casares | Football | Fullback | Bears | Redskins |
| Phil Cavarretta | Baseball | First Base | Cubs Sox | |
| Katie Schumacher-Cawley [9] | Volleyball | Coach | UIC | Penn State |
| Frank Chance | Baseball | First Base Manager | Orphans/Cubs | Yankees |
| Paul Christman | Football | Running back Broadcaster | Cardinals | Packers |
| Jim Clancy [6] | Baseball | Pitcher | St. Rita HS | Blue Jays, Astros |
| Nate Clifton | Basketball Baseball | Center, Forward First Base | Chicago Majors American Giants | Knicks, Globetrotters |
| Jerry Colangelo | Basketball Various | Guard Owner | Bloom HS U. of Illinois | Diamondbacks, Suns |
| Grace Comiskey | Baseball | Owner | Sox | |
| Chuck Comiskey | Baseball | Owner | Sox | |
| Charles Comiskey | Baseball | Owner | Sox | |
| Dave Condon | Writer | Tribune | ||
| Mike Conley, Sr. [6] | Olympics | Track | Luther South HS | |
| George Connor | Football | Lineman Linebacker | De La Salle HS Notre Dame Bears | |
| Dave Corzine | Basketball | Forward | Hersey HS DePaul Bulls | Bullets |
| Jim Covert | Football | Offensive lineman | Bears | |
| A.L. Whitey Cronin | Politician | |||
| Terry Cummings | Basketball | Forward | Carver HS, DePaul | Bucks, Spurs |
| Rudy Custer [11] | Football | Business Manager | Bears | |
| Zygmont Czarobski | Football | Lineman | Notre Dame Chicago Rockets Chicago Hornets | |
| Richard M. Daley | Politics | Mayor | City of Chicago | De La Salle HS |
| John Damore | Football | Offensive lineman | Northwestern Bears | |
| Max Davidson | Tennis | |||
| Andre Dawson [9] | Baseball | Outfield | Cubs | Expos |
| Pat Day | Horse Racing | Jockey | ||
| Bill DeCorrevont | Football | Running back Defensive back Quarterback | Austin HS Northwestern Cardinals Bears | Lions |
| Jim Delany | Big Ten Basketball | Commissioner Guard | U. of North Carolina | |
| Richard Dent | Football | Defensive end | Bears | |
| Mike Ditka | Football | Tight end Coach | Bears | Cowboys |
| Larry Doby | Baseball | Outfield | Sox | Indians |
| Billy Donovan | Basketball | Coach | U. of Florida, OKC Thunder | |
| Bobby Douglass | Football | Quarterback | Bears | Saints, Packers |
| Paddy Driscoll | Football Baseball | Quarterback, Kicker Coach Infield | Northwestern Cardinals Bears Cubs | |
| Richard L. Duchossois | Horse Racing | Executive | Arlington Park | Churchill Downs |
| Dave Duerson | Football | Safety | Notre Dame Bears | Cardinals |
| Jimmy Dykes | Baseball | Second Base Third Base Manager | Sox | Athletics |
| John Egan | Basketball | Guard | Loyola | |
| Bo Ellis | Basketball | Forward | Parker HS | Marquette, Nuggets |
| Bob Elson | Broadcaster | Sox | ||
| Clyde Emrich | Olympics | Weightlifting | ||
| James Enright | Baseball Writer | Basketball Referee | Chicago's American | Sporting News |
| Tony Esposito | Hockey | Goalie | Black Hawks | Canadiens |
| Nick Etten | Baseball | St. Rita HS | Phillies, Yankees | |
| Chick Evans | Golf | Northwestern | ||
| Johnny Evers | Baseball | Second Base | Cubs | Braves |
| Ed Farmer | Baseball | Pitcher | St. Rita HS Sox | Indians |
| Dave Feldman | Horse Racing | Chicago's American, Daily News, Sun-Times | ||
| Catherine Fellmeth [12] | Bowling | |||
| Gary Fencik | Football | Defensive back | Barrington HS Bears | Yale |
| Jake Fendley | Basketball | Guard | South Shore HS Northwestern | Pistons |
| Ron Ferguson | Basketball | Coach | Thornridge HS | Bradley U. AD |
| Sherman Finger [13] | Golf | |||
| Charley Finley | Baseball | Owner | Athletics | |
| Earlie Fires [6] | Horse Racing | Jockey | ||
| Bill Fischer | Football | Offensive line | Notre Dame Cardinals | |
| Leo Fischer | Writer | Chicago's American | ||
| John Fitzgerald | Olympics | Modern pentathlete | ||
| Lee Flaherty | Founder | Chicago Marathon | ||
| Tim Foley | Football | Defensive back | Loyola Academy Purdue U. | Dolphins |
| Pat Foley | Hockey | Broadcaster | Blackhawks | |
| Nellie Fox | Baseball | Second Base | Sox | Athletics |
| Clinton Frank | Football | Quarterback | Yale | |
| Art Frantz | Baseball | Umpire | American League | |
| Wally Fromhart | Football | Quarterback, Kicker Coach | Notre Dame Mt. Carmel HS | U. of Detroit |
| Hugh Gallarneau | Football | Running back | Bears | Stanford |
| Ed Galvin | Basketball | Coach | St. Rita HS Fenwick HS | |
| Johnny Galvin [14] | Football | Quarterback | Leo HS | |
| Dorothy Gaters [15] | Basketball | Coach | Marshall HS | |
| Bill Gay [16] | Football | Defensive back | Notre Dame Cardinals | |
| Ken Geiger | Football | Scout | Bears | |
| Bill George | Football | Linebacker | Bears | Rams |
| Phil Georgeff | Horse Racing | Announcer | Bulls (Dunkin' Race Announcer) | |
| Abe Gibron | Football | Lineman Coach | Bears | Browns |
| Gordie Gillespie | Football Baseball | Coach | DePaul, Joliet Catholic HS, Lewis U | |
| Bill Gleason | Writer | Sun-Times | ||
| Joe Gleason | Football | Leo, De La Salle, Mendel Notre Dame | ||
| Marshall Goldberg | Football | Running back | Cardinals | |
| Jim Grabowski | Football | Fullback | U. of Illinois Bears | Packers |
| Otto Graham | Football Basketball | Quarterback Coach Guard | Northwestern | Browns Redskins Rochester Royals |
| Cammi Granato | Olympics | Women's Ice Hockey | ||
| Red Grange | Football | Running back | Wheaton HS U. of Illinois Bears | Yankees |
| Charlie Grimm | Baseball | First Base Manager | Cubs | Pirates Braves |
| Jerry Groom | Football | Defensive lineman | Cardinals | |
| Ron Guenther | Football | Offensive lineman Athletic director | U. of Illinois | |
| Bill Haarlow [17] | Basketball | U. of Chicago | ||
| Stan Hack | Baseball | Third Base Manager | Cubs | |
| Don Hakes [18] | Football | NFL Referee | Bradley U. | |
| George Halas | Football Baseball | End, Owner Outfield | Bears | Yankees |
| Bob Hale [9] | Baseball | Yankees | ||
| Glenn Hall | Hockey | Goaltender | Black Hawks | Red Wings |
| Robert Halperin | Olympics | Yachting | ||
| Dan Hampton | Football | Defensive end | Bears | |
| John Hannah | Football | Patriots | ||
| Jerry Harkness | Basketball | Guard | Loyola | Knicks Pacers |
| Chic Harley [19] | Football | Bears | Ohio State | |
| Will Harridge | Baseball | President | American League | |
| John Harrington | ? | |||
| Jim Hart [20] | Football | Quarterback | Cardinals | |
| Bill Hartack | Horse Racing | Jockey | ||
| Gabby Hartnett | Baseball | Catcher Manager | Cubs | Giants |
| Ellie Hassin | ? | |||
| Tommy Hawkins | Basketball | Forward | Parker HS Notre Dame | Lakers |
| Michael Hechinger | ? | |||
| Ted Hendricks [6] | Football | Raiders | ||
| Ken Henry | Olympics | Speed Skating | Taft HS, NIU | |
| Billy Herman | Baseball | Second Base Manager | Cubs | Dodgers Red Sox |
| Tom Hicks | Football | Linebacker | Willowbrook HS U. of Illinois Bears | |
| Jay Hilgenberg | Football | Center | Bears | Browns |
| Ralph Hinger [21] | Basketball | Coach | Notre Dame HS | |
| Chris Hinton | Football | Offensive lineman | Northwestern | Colts |
| Charlie Hoag | Basketball | ? | ||
| John Hoerster [22] | Football | Coach | Loyola HS | |
| Joan Holm [23] | Bowling Speedskating Bicycling | |||
| Jerome Holtzman | Writer | Daily News, Sun-Times, Tribune | ||
| Ken Holtzman | Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs | Athletics |
| Dianne Holum | Olympics | Speed skating | ||
| Willie Hoppe | Billiards | |||
| Jeff Hornacek | Basketball | Guard | Lyons Township HS | Suns, Jazz |
| Bobby Hull | Hockey | Left wing | Black Hawks | Jets |
| Dennis Hull | Hockey | Left wing | Black Hawks | Red Wings |
| Randy Hundley | Baseball | Catcher | Cubs | Giants |
| George Ireland | Basketball | ? Coach | Notre Dame Loyola | |
| Tommy Ivan | Hockey | Coach, GM | Black Hawks | Red Wings |
| Bill Jauss | Writer | Tribune | ||
| Joe Jemsek [24] | Golf | |||
| Ferguson Jenkins | Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs | Rangers |
| Luke Johnsos | Football | End Coach | Schurz HS Northwestern Bears | |
| John Jordan | Basketball | Coach | Mount Carmel HS Loyola Notre Dame | |
| Jack Kaiser [25] | Baseball | Coach | Oak Park HS | |
| Yosh Kawano | Baseball | Clubhouse manager | Cubs | |
| Jim Keane | Football | Receiver | Bears | Packers |
| Bob Kelly | Baseball | Cubs | ||
| Ed Kelly | Chicago Park District | Superintendent | Oshkosh All-Stars | |
| Mike Kenn | Football | Offensive lineman | Evanston Township High School | Falcons |
| Bob Kennedy | Baseball | 3B/OF Manager | Sox Cubs | Indians |
| Johnny Kerr | Basketball | Center Coach | Tilden Tech U. of Illinois Bulls | Suns |
| Don Kessinger | Baseball | Shortstop | Cubs | Cardinals |
| Adolph Kiefer | Olympics | Swimming | ||
| John Kinsella | Olympics | Swimming | Hinsdale Central HS | |
| Nick Kladis [26] | Basketball Baseball | Owner/Exec | Tilden Tech Loyola Sox | Cardinals |
| John Klippstein [27] | Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs | Reds |
| Jerry Korab | Hockey | Defenseman | Black Hawks | |
| Gary Korhonen [6] [28] | Football | Coach | Richards High School | |
| Cliff Koroll | Hockey | Defenseman | Black Hawks | |
| Ken Kraft [29] | Wrestling | Coach | Northwestern | |
| Ed Krause | Basketball Football | Center Athletic director | Notre Dame | |
| Jerry Krause | Basketball | Executive | Bulls | Bullets |
| Joe Krupa | Football | Defensive end | Purdue U. | Steelers |
| Mike Krzyzewski | Basketball | Coach | Weber HS | Duke |
| Eric Kumerow | Football | Linebacker | Bears Oak Park-River Forest HS | Dolphins |
| Irv Kupcinet | Writer | Sun-Times | ||
| Steve Larmer | Hockey | Right wing | Black Hawks | Rangers |
| Kenesaw Mountain Landis | Baseball | Commissioner | ||
| Frank LaPorte | Baseball | Second Base | ||
| Johnny Lattner | Football | Running back | Notre Dame Fenwick HS | Steelers |
| Tony Lawless [30] | Football Basketball | Fullback Coach | Loyola Fenwick HS | |
| Elmer Layden | Football | Running back Coach Athletic director | Notre Dame | NFL Commissioner |
| Murney Lazier [31] | Football | Coach | Evanston HS | |
| Frank Leahy | Football | Coach | Notre Dame | |
| Frank Lenti [32] | Football | Coach | Mt. Carmel HS | |
| Jean Lenti-Ponsetto | 4 sports | Athletic director | DePaul U. | |
| Jim Les | Basketball | Guard Coach | Bradley | Kings |
| Marv Levy [9] | Football | Coach | South Shore HS | Bills |
| Dennis Lick | Football | Offensive lineman | St. Rita HS Bears | |
| Arlene Limas [33] | Olympics | Taekwondo | ||
| Benjamin Lindheimer [34] | Horse racing Football | LA Dons | ||
| Fred Lindstrom | Baseball | Third Base Outfield | Cubs Loyola Academy | Giants |
| Sherm Lollar | Baseball | Catcher | Sox | Browns |
| Al Lopez | Baseball | Catcher Manager | Sox | Dodgers Indians |
| George Lott | Tennis | Player Coach | DePaul | |
| George Loukas [20] | Football | Fullback | ||
| Bob Love | Basketball | Forward | Bulls | |
| Sid Luckman | Football | Quarterback | Bears | |
| Jerry Lyne | Basketball | Coach | Loyola | |
| Ted Lyons | Baseball | Pitcher Manager | Sox | |
| Keith Magnuson | Hockey | Defenseman | Black Hawks | |
| Ralph Malliard | Football Track | Coach | St. Ignatius | |
| Frank Maloney | Football | Coach Executive | Cubs | Syracuse U. |
| Pete Mannos [35] | Soccer | NIU | ||
| Mush March | Hockey | Right wing | Black Hawks | |
| Bill Marek | Football | St. Rita HS | ||
| Jerry Markbreit [6] | Football | Referee | ||
| Ollie Matson | Football | Running back | Cardinals | |
| George McAfee | Football | Running back | Bears | Duke U. |
| Don McAuliffe | Football | Michigan St. | ||
| Terry McCann | Olympics | Wrestling | U. of Iowa | |
| Larry McCarren | Football | Center | Rich East HS, U. of Illinois | Packers |
| Ignatius McDermott [36] | Baseball | Fan | Sox | |
| John McDonough [9] | Hockey | Executive | Blackhawks | |
| Frank McGrath [37] | Basketball | Coach | Weber | |
| Jack McHugh | Football | Cornerback | St. Rita HS | |
| William McKinnis | ? | |||
| Jim McMahon | Football | Quarterback | Bears | |
| Steve McMichael | Football | Defensive lineman | Bears | |
| Randy Meier | Horse racing | Jockey | ||
| Gene Melchiorre | Basketball | Bradley U. | ||
| Bill Melton | Baseball | Third Base | Sox | |
| Ralph Metcalfe | Olympics | Track | ||
| Joey Meyer | Basketball | Coach | DePaul | |
| Ray Meyer | Basketball | Coach | DePaul | |
| Stan Mikita | Hockey | Center | Black Hawks | |
| Marlene Miller | Golf | Coach | Lake Forest HS | |
| Minnie Minoso | Baseball | Outfield | Sox | Indians |
| Tom Monforti [6] | DePaul | |||
| Emery Moorehead | Football | Tight end | Bears | |
| Johnny Morris | Football | Running back | Bears | |
| Red Mottlow | Sportcaster | WCFL | ||
| Bronko Nagurski | Football | Running back | Bears | |
| Ernie Neal | ? | |||
| Eric Nesterenko | Hockey | Center | Black Hawks | |
| Joe Newton | Cross country | Coach | York HS | |
| Bill Nicholson | Baseball | Outfield | Cubs | Phillies |
| Ray Nitschke | Football | Linebacker | Proviso HS, U. of Illinois | Packers |
| Jim Norris | Hockey Boxing | Executive | Black Hawks | |
| Mike North | Sportscaster | |||
| Ed O'Bradovich | Football | Defensive end | Proviso East HS U. of Illinois Bears | |
| Bernie O'Brien [38] | Football | Coach | Vocational HS | |
| Dan O'Brien | ||||
| Tommy O'Connell [6] | Football | Bears | Browns | |
| Bill Ogden [39] | Golf | |||
| Tom O'Hara | Olympics | Miler | Loyola | |
| Fred O'Keefe [40] | Football | Coach | Schurz HS | |
| Bill O'Rourke | ? | |||
| Bill Osmanski | Football | Running back | Bears | Holy Cross |
| Jim O'Toole [6] | Baseball | Pitcher | Reds | |
| Andy Pafko | Baseball | Outfield | Cubs | Dodgers, Braves |
| Chuck Palmer | Football | Coach | Fenger HS | |
| Ken Panfil | Football | Tackle | Purdue U. Cardinals | Rams |
| Frank Parker | Tennis | |||
| Ara Parseghian | Football | Coach | Notre Dame, Northwestern | |
| Tony Pasquesi | Football | St. Philip Notre Dame Cardinals | ||
| John Paxson | Basketball | Guard GM | Notre Dame Bulls | Spurs |
| Walter Payton | Football | Running back | Bears | |
| Nancy Wichgers Pedersen [41] | Athletic director | Mother McAuley HS | ||
| Harry Pezzullo [42] | Golf | |||
| Robert J. Pickens [43] | Olympics | Wrestling | U. of Wisconsin | |
| Billy Pierce | Baseball | Pitcher | Sox | Tigers, Giants |
| Pete Pihos | Football | End | Eagles | |
| Gene Pingatore [44] | Basketball | Coach | St. Josephs | |
| Fritz Pollard | Football | Running back Coach | Lane Tech HS | Akron Pros |
| Ken Popejoy [45] | Track | Miler | Michigan State U. | |
| Erv Prasse [46] | Basketball | |||
| Mike Prior [9] | Football | Defensive back | Marian Catholic High School Illinois State | Packers, Colts |
| Kirby Puckett | Baseball | Outfield | Bradley U. Triton College | Twins |
| Bob Pulford | Hockey | Wing Coach/GM | Black Hawks | Maple Leafs Kings |
| Mike Pyle | Football | Lineman | Bears | |
| Jack Quinlan | Sportscaster | WGN, WIND | ||
| Tom Quinn [47] | Football | Referee | Big Ten | |
| Bobby Rahal [6] | Auto Racing | |||
| Billy Reay | Hockey | Coach | Black Hawks | |
| Jerry Reinsdorf | Baseball Basketball | Owner | Sox Bulls | |
| John Rice | Baseball | Umpire | American League | |
| John Rigney | Baseball | Pitcher General Manager | Sox | |
| Jim Rivera | Baseball | Outfield | Sox | Browns, Athletics |
| Doc Rivers | Basketball | Guard, Coach | Marquette University Proviso East HS | Celtics, Hawks |
| Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz [48] | Olympics | Track | Thornton HS | |
| Knute Rockne | Football | Coach | Notre Dame | |
| Annette Rogers Kelly | Olympics | Track | Northwestern | |
| Nat Rosasco [49] | Golf | |||
| Barney Ross | Boxer | |||
| Mickey Rottner [50] | Basketball | Guard | Loyola Stags | |
| Willie Roy | Soccer | Coach | Sting | |
| Cazzie Russell | Basketball | Guard, Forward | Carver HS | U of Michigan, Knicks |
| Ed Ryan [9] | Football | ? | ||
| Lou Rymkus | Football | Lineman | Tilden Tech Notre Dame | Browns |
| Lou Saban | Football | Coach | Northwestern Western Illinois | Bills, Broncos |
| Lennie Sachs | Football Basketball | Coach | Shurz HS Cardinals DePaul Loyola | |
| Carmen Salvino | Bowling | |||
| Dale Samuels | Football | Quarterback | Purdue U. | |
| Ryne Sandberg | Baseball | Second Base Third Base | Cubs | |
| Scott Sanderson | Baseball | Pitcher | Cubs Sox | Expos, Yankees |
| Ron Santo | Baseball | Third Base | Cubs Sox | |
| Abe Saperstein | Basketball | Coach | Globetrotters | |
| Hank Sauer | Baseball | Outfield | Cubs | Reds, Cardinals, Giants |
| Denis Savard | Hockey | Center, Coach | Blackhawks | Canadiens, Lightning |
| Gale Sayers [9] | Football | Running back | Bears | Univ. of Kansas |
| Vic Schwall | Football | Northwestern Cardinals | ||
| Barbara Ann Scott King | Olympics | Figure Skating | ||
| Bill Self [9] | Basketball | Coach | U. of Illinois | U. of Kansas |
| Jim Seymour | Football | Wide receiver | Notre Dame Bears Fire | |
| Al Secord | Hockey | Left wing | Black Hawks | |
| Dan Shannon [9] [51] | Football | Linebacker Tight end | Notre Dame | |
| Bob Shaw | Baseball | Pitcher | Sox Cubs | Giants |
| Bill Shay [52] | Basketball Boxing | Coach | St. Philip HS Park District | |
| Michael Sheahan [53] | Football | Mendel Catholic | ||
| Mark Simanton [54] | Soccer | Midfielder | New Trier HS Sting | |
| Mike Simanton | ? | |||
| Tony Skoronski | Horse racing | Jockey | ||
| Bill Skowron | Baseball | First Base | Weber HS, Sox | Yankees |
| Wilfrid Smith | Football | Cardinals | ||
| John Smyth [55] | Basketball | Notre Dame | ||
| Ron Sobie [6] | Basketball | Forward | DePaul | Knicks |
| Ed Sprinkle | Football | Offensive lineman | Bears | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg | Football | Coach | U. of Chicago | |
| Dick Stanfel [6] | Football | Coach | Bears | |
| Ruck Steger [56] | Football | U. of Illinois | ||
| Lee Stern | Soccer | Owner | Sting | |
| Darryl Stingley | Football | Running back Wide receiver | Marshall HS Purdue U. | Patriots |
| Tim Stoddard | Basketball Baseball | Forward Pitcher | Sox Cubs | NC State Orioles |
| Don Stonesifer | Football | Wide receiver | Northwestern Cardinals | |
| Gene Sullivan [57] | Basketball | Coach | Loyola | |
| Thomas Sullivan | Track | St. George High School | ||
| Pat Summerall | Football | Kicker Sportscaster | Cardinals | Giants CBS, FOX |
| Stan Szukala [58] | Basketball | Bruins | ||
| Dale Tallon | Hockey | Defenseman General Manager | Black Hawks | Canucks |
| Helmut Teichner [59] | Skiing | |||
| Ernie Terrell | Boxing | Heavyweight | Promoter | |
| Tom Thayer | Football | Offensive lineman | Bears Notre Dame Joliet Catholic HS | |
| Mel Thillens [9] | Baseball | Owner | Thillens Stadium | |
| Jack Tierney | Basketball | Forward | Loyola Ramblers Chicago Bruins | |
| Joe Tinker | Baseball | Shortstop | Cubs | |
| Mike Tomczak | Football | Quarterback | TF North HS, Bears | |
| Mario Tonelli [60] | Football | Notre Dame Cardinals | ||
| David Trager | Basketball | Owner | Packers | |
| Charley Trippi | Football | Running back | Cardinals | |
| Dick Triptow | Basketball | Guard, Forward | Lane Tech HS DePaul University American Gears | |
| Clyde Turner | Football | Center Linebacker | Bears | |
| Danielle Tyler | Olympics | Softball | ||
| Charlie Ulrich | Football | Tackle | U. of Illinois Cardinals | |
| Jerry Vainisi [61] | Football | General Manager | Bears | Lions |
| Norm Van Lier | Basketball | Guard | Bulls | Royals |
| Keith Van Horne [9] | Football | Offensive lineman | Bears | |
| Blair Varnes | Basketball | Coach | St.Pats HS | |
| Bill Veeck Jr. | Baseball Horse racing | Owner, Executive | Sox | Browns |
| William Veeck, Sr. | Baseball | Executive | Cubs | |
| Ken Venturi | Golf | |||
| Bob Voigts [62] | Football | Tackle Coach | Northwestern | |
| Mike Wagner | Football | Defensive back | Western Illinois U. | Steelers |
| Chet Walker | Basketball | Forward | Bradley U. Bulls | 76ers |
| Lloyd Walton | Basketball | Guard | Mount Carmel HS | Marquette, Bucks |
| Arch Ward | Writer | Tribune | ||
| Pete Ward | Baseball | Third Base | Sox | Orioles, Yankees |
| Marilee Stepan Wehman [63] | Olympics | Swimming | ||
| Rich Weiler | Basketball | Referee | ||
| Marty Wendell [64] | Football | Offensive lineman | Notre Dame | |
| Johnny Weissmuller | Olympics | Swimming | ||
| Richard C. Wessell Sr. | Publisher | |||
| Jesse White | Basketball Tumbling | Coach | Waller HS JW Tumbling | |
| Willye White | Olympics | Track | ||
| Billy Williams | Baseball | Outfield | Cubs | Athletics |
| Bert Wilson | Broadcaster | WGN, Cubs | ||
| Doug Wilson | Hockey | Defenseman | Black Hawks | Sharks |
| George Wilson | Basketball | Center | Marshall High School Bulls | 1964 Olympics, Royals, SuperSonics, Suns, 76ers, Braves |
| Hack Wilson | Baseball | Outfield | Cubs | |
| Arthur Wirtz | Hockey Basketball | Owner | Black Hawks Bulls | Red Wings |
| William W. Wirtz | Hockey | Owner | Black Hawks | |
| Joe Witry [65] | Baseball Basketball Football | Loyola | ||
| Wilbur Wood | Baseball | Pitcher | Sox | Braves |
| Frank Wright | ? | |||
| Philip K. Wrigley | Baseball | Owner | Cubs | |
| Early Wynn | Baseball | Pitcher | Sox | Indians, Senators |
| Buddy Young | Football | Running back | U. of Illinois | Colts |
| Tony Zale | Boxing | |||
| Rich Zaleski | Fishing | |||
| Chris Zorich [6] | Football | Linebacker Defensive line | Vocational HS Notre Dame Bears |
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