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John Joseph Schommer

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John Joseph Schommer

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
11 Jan 1960 (aged 75)
Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Remembered as an athlete, civil official, and educator, he was the University of Chicago's first 12-letter athlete. He captained the 1909 team which won the national basketball title and was selected All-Western football end.
He later served as athletic director of the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 (in the original group of honorees).
Remembered as an athlete, civil official, and educator, he was the University of Chicago's first 12-letter athlete. He captained the 1909 team which won the national basketball title and was selected All-Western football end.
He later served as athletic director of the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 (in the original group of honorees).

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  • Created by: Russ C
  • Added: Sep 5, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76007480/john_joseph-schommer: accessed ), memorial page for John Joseph Schommer (29 Jan 1884–11 Jan 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76007480, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Russ C (contributor 46877662).