Marist gym floor honors beloved alums, coaches

The gym floor at Marist High School in Chicago has a new look, as the names of basketball coaches Dan Garvey and Gene Nolan, class of 1992, and Paul Simmons, class of 2011, who died in his senior year, have been added to it. The Rev. Tom Hurley blessed the new floor during a recent unveiling ceremony.

Garvey, who died in 2023, was the first men’s basketball coach at Marist and one of its earliest lay employees, becoming a role model and mentor during his 35-year tenure. Nolan, Marist’s all-time winningest basketball coach, was an athlete at Marist and at Washington University in St. Louis. During his 18 years as Redhawks coach, he led the team to 10 20-win seasons and six regional championships.

The unveiling also paid tribute to Simmons, w

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