George M Sundheim Jr

Mr. Sundheim, 77, an attorney who practiced in Chicago and the western suburbs for more than 50 years, died Friday, Oct. 17 2003, in Plymouth Place in La Grange Park from complications from Alzheimer's. Born and raised in La Grange, Mr. Sundheim played football on Lyons Township teams that never lost a game during his four years, his wife said. "He and Art Sandusky were known as the `touchdown twins,'" she said. He was a linebacker on Northwestern's 1949 Rose Bowl champion. The Wildcats beat California 20-14. After graduation, he married in 1951. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Sundheim was drafted by the Bears, the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants, his wife said, but he chose to continue his studies at John Marshall Law School, where he obtained his law degree. Mr. Sundheim always maintained a law practice in downtown Chicago and another in the western suburbs. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, George "Duf" III and David; two daughters, Siouxzy Schachter and Barbara Roloff; two sisters, Dorothy Webber and Marguerite Stanley; and four grandchildren.