I saw that Antioch was playing at Lakes on Friday. I have wanted to get to an Antioch game to see and photograph my cousin, Logan Lennon. Kristen Lennon, Logan’s mother, is Maryann Chambers’ daughter. Maryann is my first cousin.
Logan is the great great grandson of John J. Lydon, who emigrated from Barna, Galway, Ireland in 1912. John served in the US Army in World War I and later became a Chicago policeman.
John married Delia Geraghty from Moycullen, Galway, Ireland and in 1922, they bought the house at 4039 North Oakley Avenue, Chicago. I drove past it yesterday, 103 years later.
Logan is a delightful and engaging young man and a remarkable athletic. Oh, and he scored five touchdowns on Friday night’s game against Lakes on 10 carries. Every other carry was a touchdown. 5 touchdowns, 10 carries, 230 yards. TDs runs were 66, 63, 47, 40 and 13 yards.
I can say with some confidence that no decedent of John Lydon has scored five touchdowns in a high school football game.
And he is a sophomore. I can’t wait to see what achieves.
My friend and former DePaul Prep coach Sean Connor is the head basketball coach at Antioch. He told me that Logan will be his point guard this year. I can’t wait to see what Logan does on the hardwood too.
Go Sequoits!
