Leo HS Alumni Association Christmas Party 2007 Each Christmas season Jerry Schmitt hosts a special Leo Sports Figures Christmas Party. This started 33 years ago, with the 1956-57 Leo Lightweight Championship Basketball Team of which Jerry Schmitt was a member. Since then, it has expanded to include football players, track and other Leo sports individuals and […]
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LEO STUDENT JASON RILEY ‘04 Victim of Violent Act
LEO STUDENT JASON RILEY ‘04 VICTIM OF VIOLENT ACT A recent graduate of Leo High School, the Valedictorian of the 2004 Class, Jason Riley, was the victim of a shooting on November 28, 2007 on West 69th Street. Jason participated in football and boxing while at Leo, and won the city’s Golden GLoves Championship in […]
Continue reading...Leo High School Veterans War Memorial Event 11/9/2007
Leo High School Veterans War Memorial Event Friday, November 9, 2007 11:00AM Leo High School, Leo Alumni Association, Windy City Veterans, The Burbank, Illinois Unit of the Marine Corps League, The Veterans Leadership Program, American Legion Giles Post #87, & Chicago Commission on Human Relations will hold a special Veterans Memorial Observance at the Leo […]
Continue reading...John M. Hartigan ‘53
John M. Hartigan ‘53 LAWYER ACTIVE IN MANY CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS John M. Hartigan, a life-long Chicagoan was active in many civic organizations. He headed the Kenilworth United Fund, was a long-time member of the Chicago Crime Commission and was an active Trustee at the Steppenwolf Theater Company. A successful lawyer and keen artist – Mr. […]
Continue reading...Leo HS Honors Quarterback of Iconic Game 8/2007
Leo HS Honors Quarterback of Iconic Game 8/2007
Continue reading...School Gets Help From Hard-Hitting Laywer Mike Joyce
Reprinted from: The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin May 21, 2007 School Gets Help From Hard-Hitting Lawyer by Pat Milhizer Staff Writer The Leo Catholic High School boxing team is getting loose for practice at the end of a recent school day when team director Michael J. Joyce is asked to show what these guys can […]
Continue reading...Edward Ryan ’57 ~ Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame Nomination
Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame Nomination Edward Ryan ’57 Edward Ryan attended and played football for Leo High School from 1953-1957. During that time Leo won the City Championship, All City, All State, MVP Tom McCann Award, Noble E. Kaiser Award MVP, H.S. All American (New World, etc.), Freshmen FB Notre Dame (57), Michigan […]
Continue reading...Benefit for Tony Delcorse – Son of Sal Delcorse ’66
Benefit for Tony Delcorse -Son of Sal Delcorse Leo Class of ‘66 Sixteen year old Tony Delcorse was diagnosed with a very rare form of leukemia in 2004 and has battled the disease with numerous blood transfusions and an aggressive chemotherapy. Despite the heroic treatments, the only hope for Tony Delcorse beating this form […]
Continue reading...Leo High School Boxers Fight for Charities 2007
Notre Dame’s Tom Zbikowski & Leo High School Boxers Fight for Charities Tommy Z’ Debut in The Garden If You Blinked, You Missed it! Great Job to Leo Man Mike Joyce (Tom’s Manager) Leo Boxers to Fight on the cards for the Notre Dame University Charity event 12 amateur bouts Cystic Fibrosis; Standing Tall &Charlie […]
Continue reading...Leo Says Goodbye To A Great Guy, Jack Howard ’61
Leo Says Good bye to a Great Guy, Jack Howard ’61 All of Our Guys are Going to Miss You, Jack Jack Howard ’61 1944-2006
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