John Schommer

John Schommer

Personal information
Born	January 29, 1884 Chicago, Illinois
Died	January 11, 1960 (aged 75)
Nationality	American
Career information
College	Chicago (1905–1909)
Position	Center
Career history
As coach:
1910–1911	Chicago
Career highlights and awards
4× consensus All-American (1906–1909) 3× first-team all-Western Conference (1907–1909) 4× Western Conference scoring leader (1906–1909) National player of the year (1909) 3× National champion (1907–1909) Univ. of Chicago Hall of Fame (2004)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

John J. Schommer (January 29, 1884 – January 11, 1960) was an outstanding American multi-sport athlete in the 1900s. The Chicago, Illinois native was the first athlete in University of Chicago history to win 12 letters in American football, basketball, baseball and track. Schommer was a four-time All-American in basketball and led the Maroons to three straight Big Ten championships (1907–09). He was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959.

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