Patrick McCaskey
Chicago Bears Board Member ~ Sports Faith International Chairman
The Sports Faith International Team & WSFI Catholic Radio
16th Annual Sports Faith Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Held Friday, May 17th, 2024
Special Guest, Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki
Episcopal Advisor, Sports Faith International 2013 Sports Faith Hall of Fame Inductee
The Inductees
Timothy Schmalz
Virtue of Saint Paul Award “Artwork is the Face of Faith” | Internationally Acclaimed Sculptor | Official Sculptor to the National Eucharistic Revival and Congress | Powerful Representations of Christianity: 12 Foot Stations of the Cross, “Let the Oppressed Go Free” (Human Trafficking), “Homeless Jesus”
Rod Marinelli
Lifetime Achievement Award – Professional Football Coach Super Bowl XXXVII Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XLI Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders | 5 Years Division 1 College Coach | US Army War Veteran | Purple Heart | “Build the Man First, then You Coach the Player” | “Growth Comes Through Adversity”
Sean Considine Professional Football
NFL 8 Years – 2012 Super Bowl XLVII World Championship Team Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals | 1999 and 2023 IHSA State Champion as Coach and Player
Loyola Academy Football Team, Wilmette, IL
All- Star Catholic High School 2023 Class 8 State Champion -14-0 Record | Ranked 32nd by NFL Play Football National Poll | Responding to the God-given Call to be Religious, Intellectually Competent, Physically Fit, Loving, Open to Growth and Committed to Doing Justice
Mount Carmel Football Team, Chicago, IL
All-Star Catholic High School 2023 Class 7 State Champion -13-1 Record | Ranked 35th by NFL Play Football National Poll | Discipline, Responsibility, Teamwork, and the Development of a Stong Work Ethic
Nazareth Academy Football Team, Lagrange Park, IL
All-Star Catholic High School 2023 Class 5A State Champion | First IHSA Football Team to Win a State Championship with Five Losses | Integrating Learning and Competition with Christian Values and Faith