Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
The first Illlini game I can remember attending was in (gulp!) 1952. Tommy O'Connell's passing destroyed Washington, 48-14.
Wow!
The first Illlini game I can remember attending was in (gulp!) 1952. Tommy O'Connell's passing destroyed Washington, 48-14.
Wow!
While at Proviso West,
Class of 1975. Also grew up in the area. What was across the street from 2nd Chance? A few more: Dan Fogelberg at the Red Herring. Various acts at Panama Reds. Also, the tavern with cheap beer on tap that served codfish sandwiches on friday? The bar over by discount records that served watered down beer if you had a student ID?
My best football memory was Dad's Day September 22, 1990 with my oldest daughter, when Howard Griffith had a big day against SIU. Best basketball memory is with my parents on December 4 1964 at the building then known as the Assembly Hall.
In those days Ray did not need a reason..... Also, if you had a good looking lady at the Saturday VFW dance and Ray was around,be careful.............
One last thing about early Ray, He was raised by his Mother, tough home life. While at Proviso West, Ray was also a quarterback, a buddy on that team said he could throw a football almost 100 yards !!!!!! Ray played Fulback on offence and linebacker on defence for Illinois
Nam changed a lot, including Dick’s perspective on life.[/QUOTE]Butkus filled in at Center when we needed a yard or two for a first down or touchdown. The regular center was later killed in Nam........
Where was Panama Reds and when did it close?
Butkus filled in at Center when we needed a yard or two for a first down or touchdown. The regular center was later killed in Nam........
Speak for yourself, I'm 59, dammit!!! (Class of '81)
I guess I should be happy to not be an old fart. I'm class of '88.
Yes - when I started college in 1981, you could get into Urbana bars at 18, champaign bars at 19, so all the freshman went to T-birds. free hot dogs on Fridays
Good point, I sat out a year after having a kid, so '81 became my senior year. Thankfully since it was a really fun basketball season and marked the beginning of Illinois being a force once again in hoops. I was also at the 0-0 tie with Northwestern, as well as Bear Bryant's last game in the Liberty Bowl.
I sure do. My wife waitressed there.Anyone remember the (original) Thunderbird?
By the way, I know where the name of Treno’s comes from…
My freshman year, ‘70, I had a Rhet 108 class (with 14 James Scholars and me -I wasn’t one). The very liberal professor told us the first day that the class would be held in Treno‘s for the rest of the semester. The smell in there at ten o’clock on Tuesday and Thursday mornings was bad enough to make one puke. Ahhhh the memories…Loved Treno's, spent a lot of time there (mainly from '77-79). Spill, please.
Ha, I had a Spanish 102 class (1978) that the TA teaching decided every conversation day would be held at Treno's with the students taking turns buying pitchers of beer. The conversation flowed right along with the beer.My freshman year, ‘70, I had a Rhet 108 class (with 14 James Scholars and me -I wasn’t one). The very liberal professor told us the first day that the class would be held in Treno‘s for the rest of the semester. The smell in there at ten o’clock on Tuesday and Thursday mornings was bad enough to make one puke. Ahhhh the memories…