Dana Howard to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

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MadSeason
Congrats to my all time favorite Illini. The heart and soul of some truly elite defenses.

Guaranteeing victory at Ohio St in 94 will always be the stuff of legend.
 
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NJILLINI
One of my all-time favorite athletes to ever grace the gridiron in Orange and Blue, too.
Always great to see his victory guarantee against tOSU in 1994 brought up here.

My personal favorite memory of him, however, came in a different game against the Buckeyes. That was in 1991 when he was, I believe, a true freshman. On that day, I believe he had 20 solo tackles out of 24 total for the game. He was a man possessed and the Illini won 10-7. IIRC, Bucks' TD was on a punt return by Butler By'Note.

Ran into Dana at the dome during the Final Four in St. Louis in 2005. He was saying hello to all who recognized him. Great representative for our school and very happy to see him get this well-deserved honor.
 
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MainelyIllini
Awesome news! Congrats to Dana!!

I have a funny memory of him when I was in school. I was playing pickup basketball at IMPE and he was on the opposing team. I was handling the ball on a 2 on 1 fast break (Dana was the 1) and he immediately gave me a bear hug to stop the 2 on 1 near the foul line. I've never stopped so fast from sprinting in my life (and I was 6'-4" 225 at that time). That day I got to learn what it felt like to run into a linebacker like him. Glad I didn't play against him on the football field....
 
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