Story behind Connor Onion's rise from La Grange to Fox Sports is sweet
Broadcaster Connor Onion, originally from La Grange, discusses his family history and his career path to Fox Sports.
His name is Connor Onion, but he won’t make you cry.If you’ve heard him broadcast games for Fox Sports, you already know that. What you might not know is that he could’ve been Connor O’Onion — pronounced O’Own-yun.“It was O’Onion when my family was in Ireland,” Onion told the Sun-Times. “They came to the United States and dropped the ‘O’ to try to assimilate and naturally became farmers.“An agriculture family with the last name Onion, I was told it was good for business. And they were also…
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