John P. "Jack" Dwan, 72, a retired sales representative in the construction industry in the Chicago area, was an All-American basketball player at Loyola University and played on the Minneapolis Lakers professional championship team from 1948-49.
A resident of Glenview, he died Wednesday in the North Shore Medical Center in Skokie.
Mr. Dwan, who graduated from Senn High School, played guard and was captain of the Loyola basketball and golf teams. He graduated in 1947.
He joined the Minneapolis Lakers, then in the now-defunct National Basketball League. His roommate, according to his son, John, was Hall of Fame member George Mikan. The next year, the team became part of the Basketball Association of America, predecessor of the NBA. It promptly won the league championship.
The only Lakers to play in all 60 games were he and his roommate, Mikan, who scored a league high of 28.3 points per game.
"My father's job as a guard was to feed Mikan (the ball)," his son said.
The team eventually moved to California and became the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mr. Dwan, upon returning to Chicago, became a prominent softball player and a noted golfer.
He worked in sales for many years for the Raynor Door Co.
Survivors, besides his son, include his wife, Lucille; a daughter, Darcy Creevy; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.
Mass for Mr. Dwan will be said at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1775 Grove St., Glenview.
Published - August 06, 1993|By Kenan Heise, Chicago Tribune Staff Writer.
A resident of Glenview, he died Wednesday in the North Shore Medical Center in Skokie.
Mr. Dwan, who graduated from Senn High School, played guard and was captain of the Loyola basketball and golf teams. He graduated in 1947.
He joined the Minneapolis Lakers, then in the now-defunct National Basketball League. His roommate, according to his son, John, was Hall of Fame member George Mikan. The next year, the team became part of the Basketball Association of America, predecessor of the NBA. It promptly won the league championship.
The only Lakers to play in all 60 games were he and his roommate, Mikan, who scored a league high of 28.3 points per game.
"My father's job as a guard was to feed Mikan (the ball)," his son said.
The team eventually moved to California and became the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mr. Dwan, upon returning to Chicago, became a prominent softball player and a noted golfer.
He worked in sales for many years for the Raynor Door Co.
Survivors, besides his son, include his wife, Lucille; a daughter, Darcy Creevy; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.
Mass for Mr. Dwan will be said at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1775 Grove St., Glenview.
Published - August 06, 1993|By Kenan Heise, Chicago Tribune Staff Writer.
John P. "Jack" Dwan, 72, a retired sales representative in the construction industry in the Chicago area, was an All-American basketball player at Loyola University and played on the Minneapolis Lakers professional championship team from 1948-49.
A resident of Glenview, he died Wednesday in the North Shore Medical Center in Skokie.
Mr. Dwan, who graduated from Senn High School, played guard and was captain of the Loyola basketball and golf teams. He graduated in 1947.
He joined the Minneapolis Lakers, then in the now-defunct National Basketball League. His roommate, according to his son, John, was Hall of Fame member George Mikan. The next year, the team became part of the Basketball Association of America, predecessor of the NBA. It promptly won the league championship.
The only Lakers to play in all 60 games were he and his roommate, Mikan, who scored a league high of 28.3 points per game.
"My father's job as a guard was to feed Mikan (the ball)," his son said.
The team eventually moved to California and became the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mr. Dwan, upon returning to Chicago, became a prominent softball player and a noted golfer.
He worked in sales for many years for the Raynor Door Co.
Survivors, besides his son, include his wife, Lucille; a daughter, Darcy Creevy; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.
Mass for Mr. Dwan will be said at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1775 Grove St., Glenview.
Published - August 06, 1993|By Kenan Heise, Chicago Tribune Staff Writer.
A resident of Glenview, he died Wednesday in the North Shore Medical Center in Skokie.
Mr. Dwan, who graduated from Senn High School, played guard and was captain of the Loyola basketball and golf teams. He graduated in 1947.
He joined the Minneapolis Lakers, then in the now-defunct National Basketball League. His roommate, according to his son, John, was Hall of Fame member George Mikan. The next year, the team became part of the Basketball Association of America, predecessor of the NBA. It promptly won the league championship.
The only Lakers to play in all 60 games were he and his roommate, Mikan, who scored a league high of 28.3 points per game.
"My father's job as a guard was to feed Mikan (the ball)," his son said.
The team eventually moved to California and became the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mr. Dwan, upon returning to Chicago, became a prominent softball player and a noted golfer.
He worked in sales for many years for the Raynor Door Co.
Survivors, besides his son, include his wife, Lucille; a daughter, Darcy Creevy; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.
Mass for Mr. Dwan will be said at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1775 Grove St., Glenview.
Published - August 06, 1993|By Kenan Heise, Chicago Tribune Staff Writer.
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