Albert Fischer
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- Year:
- 1950
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- Hometown:
- Chicago, Illinois
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- High School:
- Fenger
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- Team:
- Baseball
Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Al attended Fenger High
School. Captain of the baseball team, he led the team to the
City Championship in 1945.
He entered Lake Forest in 1946 and earned four varsity letters in baseball. Captain of the team every year, he led the conference in hitting in 1948 with a .435 average. He was also a member of Phi Pi Epsilon. The fraternity won several intramural championships in football, basketball, and bowling under his leadership.
Graduating with an economics degree, Al spent a number of years as an executive with Sidney Wanzer & Sons and Borden Dairy Company before becoming president of Silver Cup Dairy, Inc.