![]() ![]() Several notable people have Evergreen Park connections. Sports executive and former Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo was born and raised in Chicago Heights and played basketball and baseball at Bloom Township High School.īlues legend Buddy Guy lives in Orland Park.The late Nelsan Ellis, known for his acting work on the HBO series “True Blood,” grew up in Harvey and attended Thornridge High School.ĭwyane Wade, who grew up in Robbins, won three NBA championships with the Miami Heat. Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is an Orland Park native and graduate of Carl Sandburg High School. Former Bears quarterback Mike Tomczak is a Calumet City native who attended Thornton Fractional North High School. His family moved to New Lenox and he attended Lincoln-Way East and Central high schools. MLB star Curtis Granderson, a three-time All-Star who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays this year, grew up in Blue Island and Lynwood and attended Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing.įormer NFL linebacker Rob Ninkovich was born in Blue Island. She was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track. She won the 100-meter dash in world record time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, when she was 16. Shonda Rhimes is a highly successful screenwriter and producer of such shows as “Grey’s Anatomy.” Rhimes, 48, grew up in University Park (when it was called Park Forest South) and attended Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights. Actor Gary Sinese, shown in 2002, was born in Blue Island. ![]()
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