The Inductees

Bill Wennington, Three-time Chicago Bulls World Champion. Wennington, who played thirteen years in the NBA, is now entering his thirteenth year as the color commentator for all Chicago Bulls broadcasts and currently is in partnership with Chuck Swirsky…

 

Nick Rassas, a graduate of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, and University of Notre Dame All American and College All Star, played for the NFL Falcons

 

Zygmont “Ziggy” Czarobski was the starting right tackle for the University of Notre Dame in their back-to-back National Championship years of 1946 and 1947 in which they trounced their opponents 17-1 and outscored the opposition 562-76…

 

Tom O’Hara (born 27 May 1942) was the first native of the U.S. state of Illinois to break the four-minute barrier for the mile run. He accomplished this feat in 1963 when he ran the mile in 3:59.4…

 

2015-16 Sports Faith International College Team of the Year: Marian University Football, Indianapolis, IN.

2015-16 Sports Faith International High School Team of the Year: Loyola Academy Football, Wilmette, IL.

 

Valeria Tkacik, an Annapolis resident, is the 2016 recipient of the Virtue of St. Paul Award bestowed on an athlete, coach or team with the most inspirational personal story…

 

All Star Catholic High School Coaches of the Year

Michael Fitzgibbons has been on the faculty of Carmel High School for the past forty years. He has been a Campus Minister since the fall of 1982, and has been a member of both the Religion and English Departments in his time there..

Michael Zunica is the Athletic Director and head baseball coach at St. Rita’s High School
The most incredible thing about baseball is the amount of failure you have to endure…

 

2015-16 Sports Faith International Hall of Fame Inductee: Lauren Hill, Basketball Player, Mount St. Joseph University

Lauren Hill was a starting forward on the 2013-14 girl’s basketball team at Lawrenceburg High School in Indiana. Like many high school players, she had dreams of playing at the collegiate level…