Teams

1959-60 (Chicago) Marshall High School Boys’ Team

Year Inducted: 1992

Category: Teams

Schools / Organizations: (Chicago) Marshall High School

Head Coach:  Isidore “Spin” Solario

Team Record:  30-2 (IHSA State Champions)

Biography:  In 1960, (Chicago) Marshall High School won its second state title in three years, beating (Bridgeport) Red Hill High School 79-55 in the championship game.  The Commandoes finished the season with a 30-2 record.  Two players, 6’7″ center George Wilson and guard Eddie Jakes were named to the all-tournament team.  Three others, Charles Jones, Edward Franklin and Kenneth Moses joined Jakes and Wilson as double-figure scorers in the title game.  Marshall raced out to a 28-18 lead after one quarter and never looked back.  (The Commandoes would return to the state tournament in 1961 when they would finish in 3rd place.)  Only a 1959 loss to Waukegan in the super-sectional kept the squad from appearing in Champaign for four consecutive years.

Team Members in the Picture:

Back Row (L to R):  James Pitts, Donald Jackson, Edward Franklin, Kenneth Moses, George Wilson, Eddie Jakes and Manager Charles Dunagan.

Front Row (L to R): Linwood Flint, Charles Jones, Ronald Knight, Coach Solario and James Giglio.