| Membership level: Hall of Fame Bill Zillman Inductee Year 2020 |  |
| Mr. Zillman graduated from HTHS in 1963. While a student at Hinsdale, he was very involved with the sports teams. A starting running back for the football team, Zillman held the record for the longest touchdown run from scrimmage (94 yards) for 40 years. As a track team member, he was the state champion in the 100-yard dash his senior year. After Zillman completed college, he was hired at Hinsdale South as a teacher and coach. Zillman moved to Arizona and continued to teach and coach until he moved into the private sector when he returned to the Chicagoland area in 1981. The year 1981 was also a turning point for Zillman in that he chose to make his lifestyle substance-free and work as a volunteer at Hazelden-Betty Ford Chicago and Rosecrance Chicago. Bill counsels individual patients and their families, providing them with the tools and encouragement to combat the often complex and baffling diseases encompassing substance abuse. |
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