He is considered by some to be the first basketball superstar and one of the first great all-around athletes.

Schommer was a four-time All-American in basketball and led the Maroons to three straight Big Ten championships (1907–09).

[3] He was named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1908-09 season.

One of his most famous moments was when he made an 80-foot field goal which helped lift Chicago over University of Pennsylvania in the final game of the 1907–08 regular season, winning them the championship.

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