64 Photos from Memorial Stadium Illinois Renaissance Celebration

[Dan]

Great uniforms, great stadium, great day for football....


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Arrelious Benn returns the opening kickoff.


















Top 10 Specialists.

• Mike Bass (1980-82)
• Dan Beaver (1973-76 )
• Dike Eddleman (1946-48)
• Nathan Hodel (1997-2000)
• Adam Lingner (1979-82)
• Neil Rackers (1996-1999)
• Jason Reda (2004-2007)
• Pierre Thomas (2003-2006)
• Steve Weatherford (2002-05)
• Chris White (1983-85)

Top 10 Offensive Linemen.

• Alex Agase 1941-42, 1946
• David Diehl 1999-2002
• Brad Hopkins 1990-2002
• Jim Juriga 1982-85
• Larry McCarren 1970-72
• Tony Pashos 1999-2002
• Bernie Shively 1924-26
• Tim Simpson 1988-91
• Revie Sorey 1972-74
• Archie Sutton 1962-64

Top 10 Linebackers.

• Darrick Brownlow 1987-90
• Bill Burrell 1957-59
• 50 Dick Butkus 1962-64
• Kevin Hardy 1992-1995
• John Holocek 1991-94
• Dana Howard 1991-1994
• 47 J Leman 2004-2007
• Ray Nitschke 1955-1957
• Scott Studwell 1973-76
• John Sullivan 1997-2000

Top 10 Receivers.

• Mike Bellamy 1988-89
• Tim Brewster 1982-83
• 82 Doug Dieken 1968-70
• 87 Ken Dilger 1991-94
• 48 Rich Kreitling 1957-58
• Brandon Lloyd 1999, 2001-02
• 4 Mike Martin 1980-82
• 1 David Williams 1983-85
• 45 John Wright Sr. 1965-67
• 18 Walter Young 1999-2002

Top 10 Defensive Linemen.

• Members of his family present on the left Mel Agee 1987-90
• Tab Bennett 1970-72
• 53 Mark Butkus 1980-83
• 90 Scott Davis 1983-87
• 95 Moe Gardner 1987-90
• 82 Ed O'Bradovich 1959-60
• Simeon Rice 1992-95
• 79 Joe Rutgens 1958-60
• 96 Don Thorp 1980-83
• Fred Wakefield 1997-2000

Top 10 Running Backs.

• 26 J.C. Caroline 1953-54
• 31 Jim Grabowski 1963-65
• Red Grange 1923-25
• 29 Howard Griffith 1987-90
• 35 Robert Holcombe 1994-97
• John Karras 1949-51
• Rashard Mendenhall 2005-07
• Bobby Mitchell 1955-57
• Thomas Rooks 1982-85
• Buddy Young 1944, 46

Juice Williams TD run.




















Top 10 Quarterbacks.

• Jack Beynon 1932-34
• Tony Eason 1981-82
• Jeff George 1988-89
• Kurt Kittner 1998-2001
• Tommy O'Connell 1951-52
• Mike Taliaferro 1962-63
• Jack Trudeau 1983-85
• Jason Verduzco 1989-92
• Mike Wells 1970-72
• Dave Wilson 1980

Top 10 Defensive Backs.

• 27 Al Brosky 1950-52
• 26 George Donnelly 1962-64
• 33 Chris Green 1987-90
• 24 Mike Gow 1972-74
• Kelvin Hayden 2003-04
• 18 Henry Jones 1987-90
• Craig Swoope 1982-85
• Keith Taylor 1983-87
• Eugene Wilson 1999-2002
• Abe Woodson 1954-56

Arrelious Benn is congratulated on scoring a rushing TD.
















Troy Pollard rushing TD.













Related:
Illinois - Eastern photo gallery | Memorial Stadium behind-the-scenes photo gallery

[twincityillini]

Great pics Dan.

If you look closely you can see me in the east main stands wearing the orange shirt right next to the woman wearing orange. Yep, that was me.

[davidlee930]

Dan, is there any way we can access these pics without the "illinoisloyalty.com" tag? I want to use some of these pics as my desktop background picture on my computer.

[Dan]

PM me on the photos your are interested in.

[bigstevet07]

Thanks for sharing. It looks like it was an awesome day. Its so strange to see the north endzone so big now. That used to be my favorite place to see the game, it was only 15 bucks and you were field level.