Great Sport Moments: Final Four Fever
Ask any Illinois men’s basketball booster the most cherished game and year involving their favorite team, and the answers are always the same: the 2005 regional final against Arizona and
Legacy Builder
It’s just after dawn on a Sunday morning in mid-October, the sun fanning out between the skyscrapers of downtown Chicago, a light breeze coming off Lake Michigan, and in Grant
Sports Legends: The “Osborn Roll”
He doesn’t have a statue or a building with his name on it. But Harold M. Osborn, 1922 ACES, probably should. At the 1924 Olympics, Illinois great Osborn became the
2024 Athletics Hall of Famers
Laura DeBruler Santos Volleyball, 2007–10 Among the University’s most celebrated volleyball players, DeBruler Santos tallied 577 kills her freshman year, the third-highest single-season number in the program’s history. Unanimously chosen
Great Sport Moments: Indiana Upset
For a University of Illinois men’s basketball player, beating IU is always a priority. But when the Hoosiers are ranked No. 1 in the nation, the importance of an Illinois
Illini 411: Remember when goal posts were made of wood?
A: Based on your graduation year, I bet you remember the 1964 Rose Bowl—a 17-7 victory over the University of Washington—where Illini fans “gathered in the end zones in the
Sports Legends: Highly Touted
Isaiah Martinez, LAS ’18, started wrestling at age 4 in Corcoran, Calif. Turned out to be an excellent choice. It was a family thing. His older brother, Steven, was a
2023 Hall of Fame
George Kerr, Men’s Track & Field, 1958–60 Kerr won back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1959 and 1960 in the 800-meter and was a seven-time Big Ten champion in middle distances
100-Year Remembrance: Ghost Story
Memorial Stadium opened in 1923, but its formal dedication came a year later—at the next season’s Homecoming game. The mighty Michigan Wolverines hadn’t lost in two years, but after pregame
Sports Legends: Historic Hurdler
During a stellar track career, hurdler Perdita Felicien, ’04 AHS, ran in the Summer Olympics (twice), won a World Championship and captured three NCAA titles. But ask the U of
