Profile on former Fighting Illini football player Dick Butkus - 2017 Inaugural class inductee. Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame:
Fighting Illini AD Josh Whitman announces plans for the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame along with inaugural member Dick Butkus – Oct. 27, 2016.
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 .
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 .