Notable burials · Sports
Basketball players buried in Illinois
Wikidata records 51 basketball players as buried in 39 of the cemeteries we list in Illinois. All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Des Plaines holds the most, with 5. Illinois has the 2nd highest count of any state, out of 543 nationally.
People with basketball player among their recorded occupations.
51
basketball players
39
cemeteries
1%
of notable burials in Illinois
2000s
the decade with the most deaths (12)
Map of cemeteries
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In order of death
Basketball players buried in Illinois
- Sid Catlett1910-1951American musicianBurr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL
- Harold Olsen1895-1953American basketball player and coachMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
- Dwight Stuessy1906-1957American basketball player-coachOakland Cemetery, Woodstock, IL
- John Schommer1884-1960American basketball player-coachRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Little Moose Meyer1917-1962American professional basketball playerMount Calvary Cemetery, Kankakee, IL
- Abe Saperstein1902-1966American sports executive and basketball coachWestlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Norridge, IL
- Inman Jackson1907-1973American basketball playerBurr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL
- Avery Brundage1887-1975President of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Owen Brown1953-1976College basketball player (1972-1975) MarylandParkholm Cemetery, La Grange Park, IL
- Toimi Jarvi1920-1977American football playerMount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Ted Strong1914-1978American baseball playerLincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL
- Jack Kerris1925-1983American basketball playerSaint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Evergreen Park, IL
- George Halas1895-1983American football player, coach, and team owner
- Ben Wilson1967-1984American high school basketball playerOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Vince Oliver1915-1985American football playerSaint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Evergreen Park, IL
- Bill Brownell1917-1988Basketball playerWauconda Cemetery, Wauconda, IL
- Eddie Kolar1909-1988American basketball playerQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Jack Stanton1921-1989American basketball playerCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
- Hale Swanson1914-1990Basketball playerPeotone Cemetery, Peotone, IL
- Virgil Bingman1907-1990Basketball playerGreenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, IL
- Dick Starzyk1921-1990American basketball playerMount Emblem Cemetery, Northlake, IL
- Don Walsh1916-1991Basketball playerBluff City Cemetery, Elgin, IL
- Dean White1923-1992American basketball playerEast Lawn Cemetery, Salem, IL
- John Wessels1938-1994College basketball player (b. 1938, d. 1994)Scandinavian Cemetery, Rockford, IL
- Ed Sachs1918-1996American basketball playerMaryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Niles, IL
- Jerry Nagel1928-1999American basketball playerRidgewood Memorial Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL
- Joe Spudic1912-1999American basketball playerBenld Cemetery, Benld, IL
- Ed Mikan1925-1999American basketball playerResurrection Cemetery, Romeoville, IL
- John Styler1923-1999American basketball playerQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Big Moose Meyer1910-2000American professional basketball playerGrand Prairie Cemetery, Herscher, IL
- Andy Phillip1922-2001American basketball player-coachCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Glen Carbon, IL
- Lou Boudreau1917-2001American baseball player and managerPleasant Hill Cemetery, Frankfort, IL
- George Ireland1913-2001American basketball player-coachAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Jim Higgins1918-2002Basketball playerHaven Hill Cemetery, Olney, IL
- Leo Klier1923-2005American basketball playerAssumption Cemetery, Winfield, IL
- Howie Carl1938-2005American basketball playerShalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, IL
- Jack Burmaster1926-2005American basketball player-coachMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
- Sonny Gamber1916-2006American referee and basketball playerRock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL
- Ray Meyer1913-2006American basketball player and coach, college athletics administratorAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Henry Hyde1924-2007American member of the United States House of RepresentativesAssumption Cemetery, Winfield, IL
- Ron Sobieszczyk1934-2009American basketball playerElmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum, River Grove, IL
- Bob Jencks1941-2010American football playerHope Cemetery, Galesburg, IL
- Connie Hanley1928-2011American basketball playerCalvary Cemetery, South Jacksonville, IL
- George Morse1920-2012American basketball playerMaryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Niles, IL
- Chico Vaughn1940-2013American basketball playerSpencer Heights Memorial Cemetery, Mound City, IL
- Harry Gallatin1927-2015American basketball player and coachSunset Hill Cemetery, Glen Carbon, IL
- Johnny Lattner1932-2016American football player, Heisman Trophy winnerQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Jim Burns1945-2020American basketball player and politicianAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Dave French1931-2021American basketball playerAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Paul Unruh1928-2023American basketball playerMount Hawley Cemetery, North Peoria, IL
- Joey Meyer1949-2023American basketball player and coachAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1950s3
- 1960s3
- 1970s5
- 1980s7
- 1990s11
- 2000s12
- 2010s6
- 2020s4
By recorded year of death, for the 51 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum · Des Plaines, IL5
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery · Hillside, IL3
- Maryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum · Niles, IL2
- Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums · Evergreen Park, IL2
- Memorial Park Cemetery · Skokie, IL2
- Burr Oak Cemetery · Alsip, IL2
- Rosehill Cemetery · Chicago, IL2
- Assumption Cemetery · Winfield, IL2
- Rock Island National Cemetery · Rock Island, IL1
- Shalom Memorial Park · Arlington Heights, IL1
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums · Niles, IL1
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery · Evanston, IL1
- Westlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum · Norridge, IL1
- Lincoln Cemetery · Blue Island, IL1
- Ridgewood Memorial Cemetery · Des Plaines, IL1
- Mount Olive Cemetery · Chicago, IL1
- Parkholm Cemetery · La Grange Park, IL1
- Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum · River Grove, IL1
- Oakwoods Cemetery · Chicago, IL1
- Scandinavian Cemetery · Rockford, IL1
- Mount Calvary Cemetery · Kankakee, IL1
- Mount Emblem Cemetery · Northlake, IL1
- Resurrection Cemetery · Romeoville, IL1
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery · Glen Carbon, IL1
- Bluff City Cemetery · Elgin, IL1
Top 25 of 39 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in Illinois
Business leaders265United States representatives260Writers and poets238Baseball players201Musicians and singers191Journalists129Painters, sculptors and photographers94Physicians93American Civil War veterans88Actors80American football players78Architects74World War II veterans71World War I veterans70Scientists66Medal of Honor recipients57Inventors and engineers55Governors31United States senators25
Method
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.