Profile on former Fighting Illini football player Dick Butkus - 2017 Inaugural class inductee. Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame: \r
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Illinois announced Thursday the creation of the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame and will induct famed linebacker Dick Butkus as its inaugural member. Heres the .\r
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Fighting Illini AD Josh Whitman announces plans for the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame along with inaugural member Dick Butkus – Oct. 27, 2016.\r
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Some of the greatest names in sport comprise the 28-person Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2017, including Dick Butkus, Red Grange, Nick Anderson .\r
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