Invitation

Patrick McCaskey
Chicago Bears Board Member ~ Sports Faith International Chairman
The Sports Faith International Team & WSFI Catholic Radio
Cordially invites you to the
17th Annual Sports Faith Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Saturday, June 7th, 2025

Celebrant: Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki
Episcopal Advisor, Sports Faith International
2013 Sports Faith Hall of Fame Inductee

5:00 PM
Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church
928 West Everett Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Induction Ceremony and Dinner
Forester Hotel
200 N. Field Drive
Lake Forest, IL 60045

Sports Faith Hall of Fame Inductees 2025

Nazareth Academy Football Team, LaGrange Park, IL
All-Star Catholic High School
2024 Class 5A State Champion | 12-2 Record | Integrating Learning and Competition with Christian Values and Faith

Mount Carmel Football Team, Chicago, IL
All-Star Catholic High School
2024 Class 7A State Champion | 13-1 Record | Discipline, Responsibility, Teamwork, and the Development of a Stong Work Ethic

Loyola Academy Football Team, Wilmette, IL
All-Star Catholic High School
2024 Class 8A State Champion | 12-2 Record | Responding to the God-given Call to Be Religious, Intellectually Competent, Physically Fit, Loving, Open to Growth and Committed to Doing Justice

Sister Stephanie Baliga – Virtue of Saint Paul Award
University of Illinois Cross Country Runner | Marathon Runner | Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist | Raised Over $100,000 for Our Lady of the Angels Food Pantry, Chicago, IL

Bronko Nagurski – Professional Football / Professional Wrestler
Three-time NFL Champion | All 1930’s NFL Team | 1963 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee | NFL 75th Anniversary All-time Team | Chicago Bears Football Club | 1929 College All-American | Two-time NWA | NBA World Champion Wrestler

For more information, or to nominate an athlete, coach, or team, visit www.sfint.org
or call Angela Tomlinson at 847.331.6994.