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
