1973: North Suburban All-Conference in Football
1974: North Suburban All-Conference in Baseball
1974: Dundee Community High School Senior Athlete of the Year
Joe Falese Jr., a 1974 graduate of Dundee Community High School, was a an outstanding three-sport athlete who earned all-conference and MVP honors in football and baseball and was senior athlete of the year.
In 1978, Falese graduated from Lewis University. After his college playing career, he coached baseball and was a university administrator at Lewis.