Chet Strumillo

Chester William "Chet" Strumillo


Born:
May 28, 1924
Cicero, IL

Died:
July 27, 2010
Burr Ridge, IL


 
Career
1939-40 Morton High School - Chicago (High School)
1940-41 Morton High School - Chicago (High School)
1941-42 Morton High School - Chicago (High School)
1942-43 University of Illinois (College) - Freshmen 
1944-45 Chicago American Gears (NBL)
1946-47 Northwestern University (College)
1947-48 Northwestern University (College)
1948-49 Northwestern University (College)


Lead Morton to the Illinois State Championship in basketball in 1940-41. He played one year at Illinois before being drafted in to the Army for World War 2. After the war, he returned to school, this time at Northwestern.


He married Marriane and they had thee kids; Carl, Don and Carol.

Obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=chester-w-strumillo&pid=144430054

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/strumch01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=strumch01