&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:John_Egan_portrait_1963.jpg) Egan in 1963 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 or 1943 (age 81–82)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Rita (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Loyola Chicago (1961–1964) |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 11 |
| Career history | |
| 1964–1967 | Twin City Sailors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John "Jack" Egan is an American retired basketball player. His playing career is best remembered for his role on the 1962–63 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team, which won the 1963 NCAA Championship. Egan was the lone white starting player on a team that broke racial barriers by starting four black players in an era when two or three was considered the maximum.
After college, Egan played three years in the short-lived North American Basketball League before retiring from basketball to work as a lawyer.[1]
In 2002, Egan was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.[3] The entire 1962–63 Loyola Ramblers team was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
- ^ a b c Stempniak, Marty (March 25, 2008). "Hardwood hero". OakPark.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ 1963 NCAA Champions on Loyola Ramblers
- ^ "John Egan To Be Inducted Into Chicagoland Sports Hall Of Fame". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. September 26, 2002. Retrieved June 8, 2020.