Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Chicago Athletes

Some of the Best Pro Athletes to Hail From the Chicago Area
BY EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND
DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Chicago area has produced more professional athletes than any city in the U.S. — a total of 1,061. That’s 494 football players, 387 baseball players, 155 basketball players, and 25 hockey players. Los Angeles only has 818, New York 546. We don’t have an explanation for why Chicago is the most athletic city in America, but we do have a list of the 10 best local athletes. 

Red Grange
Dick Butkus
Isiah Thomas
Kirby Puckett
Chris Chelios
George Mikan
Ricky Henderson
Dwayne Wade
Donovan McNabb
Shani Davis 
 
 
From Bleacher Report: Ranking the Best Basketball Players from Chicago (2020)

    Your opinion on location and duration may vary, and that's OK. Our focus is on players who spent their high school years in Chicago, especially those who grew up around the area too.

    Dwayne Wade
    Isiah Thomas
    Anthony Davis
    George Mikan 
    Maurice Cheeks
    Tim Hardaway
    Terry Cummings
    Mark Aguirre
    Derrick Rose
     

From Choose ChicagoHomegrown talent: Chicago’s all-time greatest basketball players.

NBA Draft First Pick Overall

Chicago-area first overall selection following Cazzie Russell (1966), LaRue Martin (1972), Mark Aguirre (1981) and Derrick Rose (2008).[137

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