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cross-posted from: https://fanaticus.social/post/144056

With only 50 days left until college football returns, let’s remember Dick Butkus from Illinois, who wore #50.

University of Illinois from 1962-1964

  • College Football Hall of Fame
  • 1963 and 1964 unanimous All-American
  • 1964 Big Ten's Most Valuable Player
  • American Football Coaches Association Player of the Year in 1964.
  • Finished sixth and third in Heisman Trophy voting in 1963 and 1964, respectively
  • Number 50 retired at Illinois