John Schommer

John Schommer
	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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
	National player of the year (1909); 4× Consensus All-American (1906–1909); 3× First-team all-Western Conference (1907–1909); 3× Helms 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 Joseph Schommer (January 29, 1884 – January 11, 1960) was an American multi-sport athlete in the 1900s. He is considered by some to be the first basketball superstar and one of the first great all-around athletes.

Basketball Hall of Fame

in 1959.

References

^ "University of Chicago's John Schommer was basketball's first superstar". 8 September 2012.
^ "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: John Schommer".
^ "John Schommer".

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[1] "University of Chicago's John Schommer was basketball's first superstar". 8 September 2012.

[2] "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: John Schommer".

[3] "John Schommer".