{"id":225315,"date":"2020-10-20T08:52:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=225315"},"modified":"2020-10-20T08:52:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:52:48","slug":"8-famous-athletes-you-didnt-know-went-to-highschool-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/8-famous-athletes-you-didnt-know-went-to-highschool-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Famous Athletes You Didn’t Know Went to Highschool in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it\u2019s the t-ball fields in little league or the junior varsity team in high school, every famous athlete starts somewhere. For some, their dreams begin before they know how to play. Others might recognize their talents much later in life. But, no matter what path they take in going pro, almost every one of them ends up playing in high school. And for these select few individuals, their high school careers took place in nowhere else than Chicago, Illinois. Here\u2019s our list of eight famous athletes you might not have known that went to high school in Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n

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All you can ask for is a chance to compete… and tomorrow we get just that!! #W #cubbies\ud83d\udc3b<\/a><\/p>\n

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