OAK PARK
HALL OF FAME
Oak Park, Illinois

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Oak Park Hall of Fame Foundation



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SIGNIFICANTLY TO MANKIND AND THE WORLD
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ABOUT THE HALL OF FAME


The Oak Park Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization formed to honor those who have elevated mankind and contributed to the betterment of our planet by their contributions to the arts, business, education, environment, law, medicine, philanthropy, sports, and science. Membership is determined by a nominating committee of individuals who have distinguished themselves in these fields.

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MEMBERS
OAK PARK HALL OF FAME



Dr. Bernard Abraham, National Academy of Sciences physicist, Manhattan Project
Richard Brennan, CEO, Sears Roebuck & Company
Chuck Brooks, NFL end with St. Louis Cardinals
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan author
Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler, voice of Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters
Jon Deak, bassist, New York Philharmonic, renowned jazz/classical composer
Bruce Du Mont, t.v. and radio journalist
Arch. Edward Egan, Archbishop of New York
Dr. Ellis Fields, National Academy of Sciences, industrial chemist
Louis Fritzemeier, nationally-renowned secondary school educator
John Gehlmann, nationally-renowned English teacher, founder of advanced placement
Bruce P. Golden, lawyer, editor, The Banking Journal
Flash Golden, jazz critic and d.j., Pacific Coast Jazz Festival emcee
Dr. Leslie Morris Golden, award-winning NASA planetary radio astronomer
Fr. Andrew Greeley, sociologist
Roy Gummerson, Illinois Hall of Fame track and cross-country coach
Ernest Hemingway, Nobel Prize-Winning author
Adolph "Bud" Herseth, principal trumpet CSO, charter member trpt. Hall of Fame
Chuck Hoag, Olympic basketball player
Doris Humphrey, founder of modern dance
Terry Isaacson, All-American football and wrestling, Air Force Academy
Erik Jacobsen, founder, Nob Lick Upper Ten Thousand, record producer
Dr. Percy Julian, medical researcher
Col. Dr. John Kark, military AIDS researcher
Otto Kerner, governor of Illinois
Dr. Joseph Kerwin, NASA physician on Skylab
Paul Kiesgen, music educator, DePaul Univ., baritone, Tel Aviv Opera
Ray Kroc, founder, McDonald's
Eric Kumerow, 1st round draft choice, Miami Dolphins
John La Montaine, Pulitzer Prize winning composer
Johnny Lattner, Heisman Trophy winner, Notre Dame
Albert Lavin, CEO, Alberto-Culver, philanthropist
Lona Lee Lendsey, mathematics instructor, textbook author
Dr. Harold Levin, Chair, Dept. of Philosophy & Computer Science, NC State Univ.
Dr. Louis Licht, physicist, Univ. of Illinois Chicago
Dr. Robert Morawetz, professor of philosophy, Yale University
E.E. Roberts, architect
Philip Rock, president, Illinois Senate
Robert St. John, internationally-renowned journalist
Dr. James Schweitzer, astronomer, Antarctic observatory
Ken Sitzberger, Olympic diver, t.v. commentator
Egmont and Kay Sonderling, founder WOPA, media magnate, philanthropist
Marv Staehle, major league 2nd baseman with White Sox and Expos
Jerry Sullivan, NFL veteran offensive lineman
Norm Van Lier, Chicago Bulls, broadcaster
Bill Vogel, jazz trumpeter, Dukes of Dixieland
Bob Wright, Big Ten Champion at Ohio State, Olympic hurdler, track coach
Frank Lloyd Wright, architect
Louis Zahn, CEO Zahn Drugs, philanthropist
Bob Zuppke, nationally-renowned football coach



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