RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, A proud member of the Irish-American community and a legendary Chicago sports hero, Johnny Lattner celebrated the occasion of his 82nd Birthday on October 24, 2014; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this event by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, The son of William and May Lattner, Johnny Lattner was born in 1932 and raised on the West Side of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Johnny Lattner attended St. Thomas Aquinas Grammar School, Fenwick High School and the University of Notre Dame; and
WHEREAS, A consensus All-American football player for the Fighting Irish, Johnny Lattner was awarded the Maxwell Award as the top collegiate player in both his junior and senior years; and
WHEREAS, ln 1953 Johnny Lattner was awarded the Heisman Award and remains the only born-and-raised Chicagoan to win the trophy; and
WHEREAS, Johnny Lattner appeared on the cover of the November 9, 1953, edition of Time Magazine with the caption "a bread and butter ball carrier," a characterization bestowed upon him by Notre Dame Head Coach Frank Leahy; and
WHEREAS, Following his college years, Johnny Lattner was an outstanding rookie with the Pittsburgh Steelers before he joined the United States Air Force where a knee injury ended his professional football career; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding athletic ability, Johnny Lattner was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, and the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Johnny Lattner married his childhood sweetheart, the former Peggy McAllister, and the couple raised eight children; and
WHEREAS, Aside from college years and military service, the Lattners have always lived in the Chicago area; and
WHEREAS, Johnny Lattner's Restaurant, first located at 105 West Madison Street, and then in Marina Towers, was a prominent Chicago gathering spot for decades; and
WHEREAS, For more than 40 years, Johnny Lattner has led Chica...
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