US EditionSister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's Beloved Chaplain, Dies at 106
Sister Jean served as Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain for over 30 years and became a national icon during the 2018 NCAA Final Four run, inspiring players and fans alike.
- Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, chaplain of the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team, has died at the age of 106, as announced by the university.
- Sister Jean gained fame during the NCAA Tournament in 2018 and published her memoir, "Wake Up with Purpose! What I've Learned in My First 100 Years," in 2023.
- Loyola President Mark C. Reed stated that Sister Jean was an invaluable source of wisdom and grace for the community and that her legacy brings joy amidst grief.
- On her 100th birthday, a scholarship fund was created in her honor, and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker declared August 21, 2019, 'Sister Jean Day'.
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola basketball superfan and team chaplain, dies at 106 - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, who became a sports-world celebrity as the chaplain, No. 1 fan and informal scout for Loyola University Chicago basketball teams that played in a pair of NCAA national championship tournaments, died Thursday. She was 106.
College Basketball Loses Its Patron Saint
Part of me thought that Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt was going to live forever. A Catholic nun who became a mainstay at Loyola University Chicago basketball games, Sister Jean died Thursday at the incredible age of 106, months after she slipped from her wheelchair and battled through a cold that kept her from the sidelines of Ramblers’ games this past spring. Born and raised in the Eureka Valley neighborhood of San Francisco nine months after th…
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Catholic TelegraphSister Jean Dolores, beloved nun and Loyola University basketball chaplain, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt at the first round game of the NCAA Tournament in Dallas on Thursday, March 15, 2018. / Credit: Lukas Keapproth/Loyola University Chicago CNA Staff, Oct 10, 2025 / 17:07 pm (CNA). Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the bel... [...]
Sister Jean Dolores, Loyola University basketball chaplain, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt at the first round game of the NCAA Tournament in Dallas on Thursday, March 15, 2018. / Credit: Lukas Keapproth/Loyola University Chicago CNA Staff, Oct 10, 2025 / 17:07 pm (CNA). Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved Catholic nun who became known across the country at the age of 98 as the chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team, died Oct. 9 at the age of 106. “In many roles at Loyola over t…
Sister Jean Schmidt, Loyola chaplain of Final Four fame
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the upbeat hoop-head Loyola University Chicago chaplain who became an adored national figure during the school’s 2018 run to the Final Four, died Thursday in Chicago. She was 106.
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