From the January 30, 2021, Northwest Herald (McHenry County, Illinois).
WILLIAM SCHULZ
Born: November11, 1934
DIED: January 21, 2021
A well-known Illinois high school basketball player, F. William "Bill" Schulz, 86, of Kenilworth, Illinois, passed away due to complications related to leukemia on January 21, 2021, with his family by his side.
He was born on November 11, 1934, in Harvard, Illinois.
Raised on a dairy farm in Hebron, Illinois, Bill attended Alden-Hebron High School (98 students) where as a lanky 6-foot-five freshman, he was recruited by Coach Russ Ahearn to play on the Green Giants basketball team. Before this time, Schulz had never played basketball and had to ask his father's permission to be released from his after-school farm chores.
He worked hard to develop his skills, and by his junior year, he had grown to 6-foot10 and played center for Hebron's varsity team which only had five players.
And, Then..... It was the movie "Hoosiers" all over again.
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