Dave St. John played on one of the first organized and sponsored youth baseball teams as a 12/13 year old before Little League was established in Elgin. Dave played catcher for Elgin High and for Elgin VFW in semi-pro ball. While in the army, he played on the European Army baseball team in Weisbaden, Germany. In addition, Dave was invited to umpire in the European Little League World Series Tournament. In 1963, he became Commissioner of Illinois State Semi-Pro Baseball Tourney sponsored by the Elgin Jaycees. Dave then coached little league and umpired all levels of baseball in Elgin for 20 years. He also served as president of Classic Little League and player agent for Continental Little League and the Teener League. Dave has coached PeeWee football in Elgin and has always been interested in and supportive of high school sports, attending most basketball, football, and baseball games, including tournaments. He is a member of the Larkin High Booster Club, for which he has served as treasurer. In 2005, Dave was selected and inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame as a Friend of High School Basketball. Since 1953, he has attended Illinois High School basketball tournaments and continues his passion for high school sports since his retirement from Elgin Sweeper Company.