Jerome Whitehead of Waukegan rejects a shot playing for the Marquette University. Coach Al McGuire called Whitehead "the aircraft carrier" for his play as the middle man in the zone defense. | Special to Sun-Times Media
Jerome Whitehead of Waukegan in a photo from 1973 playing for the Waukegan High School basketball team. Whitehead went on to win a national championship with Marquette University and was drafted by San Diego Clippers in 1978. | Sun-Times Media
Jerome Whitehead of Waukegan in a photo from 1978. Whitehead played basketball for Waukegan High School went on to win a national championship with Marquette University and was drafted by San Diego Clippers in 1978. | Sun-Times Media
Jerome Whitehead, 56, a Waukegan native and former NBA player, was found dead in a San Diego suburb last week, California authorities said Friday. The former all-state prep basketball star from Waukegan High School was a starting center for the 1977 NCAA championship Marquette University …
