John R. Hughes was taken from us suddenly on May 15, 1976. John excelled at De La Salle on the
football field, in the classroom, in leadership, in participation and in friendship. As a testament to his
spirit this scholarship has been established in his name.
The John R. Hughes Scholarship Fund provides student athletes tuition assistance to
De La Salle High
School. Scholarship funds are raised through the John R. Hughes Memorial Open and donations made
directly to De La Salle in John’s name.
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John’s legacy as a leader began during his
grade school years at St. Gabriel in
Canaryville, most notably when he first donned a helmet to play for the
Shamrocks – a squad coached by his Uncle, Stephen Patrick Hughes. Dubbed “Big
Red” by his teammates, after John honed his skills at St. Gabriel he went on to
play football in high school, excelling at the game for the De La Salle Meteors.
He was an outstanding defensive back who helped lead the freshman squad to an
undefeated season, and continued to be a hard-hitting competitive force
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John was a leader off the gridiron as
well. He made the honor roll quarter after quarter and was involved in several
extracurricular activities, including student government. During his junior
year, before his young life ended tragically, he served as De La Salle’s student
body vice president, and John’s friends, family and teammates believe, beyond a
shadow of a doubt, that John would have been the student body president as a
senior.
The De La Salle family will miss him most dearly because of who he was
as a person. Even more than his academic and athletic exploits, John will be
remembered for his charisma, sense of humor, fortitude and compassion. |
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John may
no longer be with us, but his spirit still thrives in the hallways of the
Institute and his memory lives on through the indelible mark he left at 35th and
Wabash as a scholar, friend and the type of leader all De La Salle men should
aspire to become.
Donate Now
Select
Named Scholarship from the Please direct my gift to support dropdown, then select John R. Hughes ’77 Endowed Memorial Scholarship
from the Endowed Scholarship dropdown on the De La Salle Online Giving page at https://www.dls.org/shop/donation.
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