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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.
Charles W. "Stormy" Bidwill Jr. (born June 9, 1928) is an American businessman who was the president of the now defunct Sportsman’s Park horse track in Cicero, Illinois from 1967 to 1995 and co-owner of the National Football League's Chicago and St. Louis Cardinals franchise with his younger brother, Bill Bidwill, from 1962 to 1972.
Chet W. Coppock (April 30, 1948 – April 17, 2019) was an American radio broadcaster, television broadcaster, sports talk personality and author based in Chicago. His fifth book “Chet Coppock: In Pursuit of Chet Coppock” was released in July 2018.
From 1967, Verdi worked full time for the Tribune [3] before joining Golf Digest and Golf World in 1997. [4] As such, Verdi then transitioned to a weekly columnist for the Tribune until 2009. [ 3 ] While with the newspaper, Verdi covered the Chicago Blackhawks [ 3 ] and was elected president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association . [ 5 ]
Chicago Morning Herald, 1893–1901 (became Record-Herald) Chicago Post, 1890–1929 (absorbed by Daily News) Chicago Record, 1881–1901; Chicago Record Herald, 1901–1914; Chicago Republican, 1865–1872 (became Chicago Inter Ocean) Chicago Sun, 1941–1948 (merged with Chicago Daily Times to form Chicago Sun-Times)
He joined the Chicago Tribune in 1925, and became sports editor in 1930. [4] Ward is credited with conceiving of an All-Star Game in major-league-baseball, first contested in 1933. [4] He also created the Golden Gloves, an amateur boxing tournament, and the College All-Star Football Classic, an annual game between professional and college ...