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Established in 2017, the University of Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes and honors the greatest student-athletes, coaches and administrators in the illustrious 130-plus year history of Fighting Illini Athletics.

The 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held in State Farm Center on Oct. 11, 2024, beginning at 7 p.m. CT.

Resources

2024

  • Darrick Brownlow View Bio
    Darrick
    Brownlow
    Induction: 2024
    Football
  • Laura DeBruler Santos View Bio
    Laura
    DeBruler Santos
    Induction: 2024
    Volleyball
  • Janelle Flaws View Bio
    Janelle
    Flaws
    Induction: 2024
    Soccer
  • Robert Holcombe View Bio
    Robert
    Holcombe
    Induction: 2024
    Football
  • Herman View Bio
    Herman "Pete"
    Velasco
    Induction: 2024
    Fencing
  • Nick Weatherspoon View Bio
    Nick
    Weatherspoon
    Induction: 2024
    Men's Basketball
  • Frank Williams View Bio
    Frank
    Williams
    Induction: 2024
    Men's Basketball
  • Gary Winckler View Bio
    Gary
    Winckler
    Induction: 2024
    Administration, Women's Track & Field

2023

  • Kenny Battle View Bio
    Kenny
    Battle
    Induction: 2023
    Men's Basketball
  • Al Brosky View Bio
    Al
    Brosky
    Induction: 2023
    Football
  • Aja Evans View Bio
    Aja
    Evans
    Induction: 2023
    Women's Track & Field
  • Nicole Evans Cazley View Bio
    Nicole
    Evans Cazley
    Induction: 2023
    Softball
  • Melissa Fernandez View Bio
    Melissa
    Fernandez
    Induction: 2023
    Women's Gymnastics
  • Mike Hebert View Bio
    Mike
    Hebert
    Induction: 2023
    Volleyball
  • Ken Holtzman View Bio
    Ken
    Holtzman
    Induction: 2023
    Baseball
  • George Kerr View Bio
    George
    Kerr
    Induction: 2023
    Men's Track & Field
  • Rashard Mendenhall View Bio
    Rashard
    Mendenhall
    Induction: 2023
    Football
  • Thomas Pieters View Bio
    Thomas
    Pieters
    Induction: 2023
    Men's Golf
  • Don Sunderlage View Bio
    Don
    Sunderlage
    Induction: 2023
    Men's Basketball
  • Jack Trudeau View Bio
    Jack
    Trudeau
    Induction: 2023
    Football

2022

  • Jody Alderson Braskamp View Bio
    Jody
    Alderson Braskamp
    Induction: 2022
    Women's Swimming & Diving
  • Becky Beach View Bio
    Becky
    Beach
    Induction: 2022
    Women's Golf
  • Bill Burrell View Bio
    Bill
    Burrell
    Induction: 2022
    Football
  • Harry Combes View Bio
    Harry
    Combes
    Induction: 2022
    Men's Basketball
  • Charlton Ehizuelen View Bio
    Charlton
    Ehizuelen
    Induction: 2022
    Men's Track & Field
  • Jeff George View Bio
    Jeff
    George
    Induction: 2022
    Football
  • Ron Guenther View Bio
    Ron
    Guenther
    Induction: 2022
    Football, Administration
  • Werner Holzer View Bio
    Werner
    Holzer
    Induction: 2022
    Wrestling
  • Dr. Nell Jackson View Bio
    Dr. Nell
    Jackson
    Induction: 2022
    Women's Track & Field
  • Linda Metheny-Mulvihill View Bio
    Linda
    Metheny-Mulvihill
    Induction: 2022
    Women's Gymnastics
  • Ken Norman View Bio
    Ken
    Norman
    Induction: 2022
    Men's Basketball
  • Jonelle Polk McCloud View Bio
    Jonelle
    Polk McCloud
    Induction: 2022
    Women's Basketball
  • Dawn Riley Duval View Bio
    Dawn
    Riley Duval
    Induction: 2022
    Women's Track & Field
  • Emily Zurrer View Bio
    Emily
    Zurrer
    Induction: 2022
    Soccer
  • Danielle Zymkowitz View Bio
    Danielle
    Zymkowitz
    Induction: 2022
    Softball

2021

  • Matt Bullock View Bio
    Matt
    Bullock
    Induction: 2021
    Administration
  • Caton Cobb View Bio
    Caton
    Cobb
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Gymnastics
  • John Depler View Bio
    John
    Depler
    Induction: 2021
    Football
  • Walter “Hoot” Evers View Bio
    Walter “Hoot”
    Evers
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Basketball, Men's Track & Field, Baseball
  • Paul Fina View Bio
    Paul
    Fina
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Gymnastics
  • Horatio Fitch View Bio
    Horatio
    Fitch
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Track & Field
  • Charles Flachmann View Bio
    Charles
    Flachmann
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Swimming & Diving
  • Bill Hapac View Bio
    Bill
    Hapac
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Basketball
  • Harold “Hek” Kenney View Bio
    Harold “Hek”
    Kenney
    Induction: 2021
    Wrestling
  • Dan Kinsey View Bio
    Dan
    Kinsey
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Track & Field
  • Ed Lindberg View Bio
    Ed
    Lindberg
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Track & Field
  • Justa Lindgren View Bio
    Justa
    Lindgren
    Induction: 2021
    Football
  • Carl Lundgren View Bio
    Carl
    Lundgren
    Induction: 2021
    Football, Baseball
  • Bart Macomber View Bio
    Bart
    Macomber
    Induction: 2021
    Football
  • Jim McMillen View Bio
    Jim
    McMillen
    Induction: 2021
    Football, Wrestling
  • Tim O’Connell View Bio
    Tim
    O’Connell
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Tennis
  • Paul Prehn View Bio
    Paul
    Prehn
    Induction: 2021
    Wrestling
  • Hartley Price View Bio
    Hartley
    Price
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Gymnastics
  • Hugh “Shorty” Ray View Bio
    Hugh “Shorty”
    Ray
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Basketball, Baseball
  • Claude Rothgeb View Bio
    Claude
    Rothgeb
    Induction: 2021
    Football, Men's Track & Field, Baseball
  • Allen Sapora View Bio
    Allen
    Sapora
    Induction: 2021
    Wrestling
  • Bernie Shively View Bio
    Bernie
    Shively
    Induction: 2021
    Football, Wrestling, Men's Track & Field
  • Ralph “Ruffy” Silverstein View Bio
    Ralph “Ruffy”
    Silverstein
    Induction: 2021
    Wrestling
  • Jack Smiley View Bio
    Jack
    Smiley
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Basketball
  • Michael Tobin View Bio
    Michael
    Tobin
    Induction: 2021
    Administration
  • Bill Vosburgh View Bio
    Bill
    Vosburgh
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Swimming & Diving
  • Tug Wilson View Bio
    Tug
    Wilson
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Basketball, Men's Track & Field
  • Ray Woods View Bio
    Ray
    Woods
    Induction: 2021
    Men's Basketball

2020

  • Michelle Bartsch-Hackley View Bio
    Michelle
    Bartsch-Hackley
    Induction: 2020
    Volleyball
  • Tal Brody View Bio
    Tal
    Brody
    Induction: 2020
    Men's Basketball
  • Vanessa DiBernardo View Bio
    Vanessa
    DiBernardo
    Induction: 2020
    Soccer
  • Moe Gardner View Bio
    Moe
    Gardner
    Induction: 2020
    Football
  • Kevin Hardy View Bio
    Kevin
    Hardy
    Induction: 2020
    Football
  • Derek Harper View Bio
    Derek
    Harper
    Induction: 2020
    Men's Basketball
  • Leo Johnson View Bio
    Leo
    Johnson
    Induction: 2020
    Football, Men's Track & Field
  • Gia Lewis-Smallwood View Bio
    Gia
    Lewis-Smallwood
    Induction: 2020
    Women's Track & Field
  • Ray Nitschke View Bio
    Ray
    Nitschke
    Induction: 2020
    Football
  • Bob Richards View Bio
    Bob
    Richards
    Induction: 2020
    Men's Track & Field
  • Art Schankin View Bio
    Art
    Schankin
    Induction: 2020
    Fencing
  • Jenna Smith View Bio
    Jenna
    Smith
    Induction: 2020
    Women's Basketball
  • Garland View Bio
    Garland "Jake"
    Stahl
    Induction: 2020
    Football, Baseball
  • Adam Tirapelle View Bio
    Adam
    Tirapelle
    Induction: 2020
    Wrestling
  • Don Tonry View Bio
    Don
    Tonry
    Induction: 2020
    Men's Gymnastics

2019

  • Ashley Berggren View Bio
    Ashley
    Berggren
    Induction: 2019
    Women's Basketball
  • Angela Bizzarri Pflugrath View Bio
    Angela
    Bizzarri Pflugrath
    Induction: 2019
    Women's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country
  • JC Caroline View Bio
    JC
    Caroline
    Induction: 2019
    Football
  • Amer Delic View Bio
    Amer
    Delic
    Induction: 2019
    Men's Tennis
  • Don Freeman View Bio
    Don
    Freeman
    Induction: 2019
    Men's Basketball
  • Joseph Giallombardo View Bio
    Joseph
    Giallombardo
    Induction: 2019
    Men's Gymnastics
  • Jenna Hall View Bio
    Jenna
    Hall
    Induction: 2019
    Softball
  • Joe Hunsaker View Bio
    Joe
    Hunsaker
    Induction: 2019
    Men's Swimming & Diving
  • Eddie Johnson View Bio
    Eddie
    Johnson
    Induction: 2019
    Men's Basketball
  • Bobby Mitchell View Bio
    Bobby
    Mitchell
    Induction: 2019
    Football, Men's Track & Field
  • Lindsey Nimmo Bristow View Bio
    Lindsey
    Nimmo Bristow
    Induction: 2019
    Women's Tennis
  • Bob Norman View Bio
    Bob
    Norman
    Induction: 2019
    Wrestling
  • Simeon Rice View Bio
    Simeon
    Rice
    Induction: 2019
    Football
  • Deon Thomas View Bio
    Deon
    Thomas
    Induction: 2019
    Men's Basketball
  • Gary Wieneke View Bio
    Gary
    Wieneke
    Induction: 2019
    Men's Track & Field, Men's Cross Country
  • David Williams View Bio
    David
    Williams
    Induction: 2019
    Football

2018

  • Alex Agase View Bio
    Alex
    Agase
    Induction: 2018
    Football, Wrestling
  • Kevin Anderson View Bio
    Kevin
    Anderson
    Induction: 2018
    Men's Tennis
  • Nancy Brookhart Cherin View Bio
    Nancy
    Brookhart Cherin
    Induction: 2018
    Volleyball
  • Chuck Carney View Bio
    Chuck
    Carney
    Induction: 2018
    Football, Men's Basketball
  • Dave Downey View Bio
    Dave
    Downey
    Induction: 2018
    Men's Basketball
  • Ray Eliot View Bio
    Ray
    Eliot
    Induction: 2018
    Football
  • Darrin Fletcher View Bio
    Darrin
    Fletcher
    Induction: 2018
    Baseball
  • Maxwell Garret View Bio
    Maxwell
    Garret
    Induction: 2018
    Fencing
  • Kendall Gill View Bio
    Kendall
    Gill
    Induction: 2018
    Men's Basketball
  • Jim Grabowski View Bio
    Jim
    Grabowski
    Induction: 2018
    Football
  • Lou Henson View Bio
    Lou
    Henson
    Induction: 2018
    Men's Basketball
  • Dana Howard View Bio
    Dana
    Howard
    Induction: 2018
    Football
  • Tara Hurless View Bio
    Tara
    Hurless
    Induction: 2018
    Soccer
  • Johnny View Bio
    Johnny "Red"
    Kerr
    Induction: 2018
    Men's Basketball
  • Scott Langley View Bio
    Scott
    Langley
    Induction: 2018
    Men's Golf
  • Celena Mondie-Milner View Bio
    Celena
    Mondie-Milner
    Induction: 2018
    Women's Track & Field
  • Charles Pond View Bio
    Charles
    Pond
    Induction: 2018
    Men's Gymnastics
  • Joe Sapora View Bio
    Joe
    Sapora
    Induction: 2018
    Wrestling
  • Justin Spring View Bio
    Justin
    Spring
    Induction: 2018
    Men's Gymnastics
  • Tonya Williams View Bio
    Tonya
    Williams
    Induction: 2018
    Women's Track & Field
  • Willie Williams View Bio
    Willie
    Williams
    Induction: 2018
    Men's Track & Field

2017

  • Nick Anderson View Bio
    Nick
    Anderson
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Basketball
  • Lou Boudreau View Bio
    Lou
    Boudreau
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Basketball, Baseball
  • Dee Brown View Bio
    Dee
    Brown
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Basketball
  • Tonja Buford-Bailey View Bio
    Tonja
    Buford-Bailey
    Induction: 2017
    Women's Track & Field
  • Dick Butkus View Bio
    Dick
    Butkus
    Induction: 2017
    Football
  • Jerry Colangelo View Bio
    Jerry
    Colangelo
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Basketball
  • Dwight View Bio
    Dwight "Dike"
    Eddleman
    Induction: 2017
    Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Track & Field
  • Mary Eggers Tendler View Bio
    Mary
    Eggers Tendler
    Induction: 2017
    Volleyball
  • Perdita Felicien View Bio
    Perdita
    Felicien
    Induction: 2017
    Women's Track & Field
  • Harry Gill View Bio
    Harry
    Gill
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Track & Field
  • Harold View Bio
    Harold "Red"
    Grange
    Induction: 2017
    Football
  • Abie Grossfeld View Bio
    Abie
    Grossfeld
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Gymnastics
  • George Halas View Bio
    George
    Halas
    Induction: 2017
    Football, Men's Basketball, Baseball
  • Renee Heiken Slone View Bio
    Renee
    Heiken Slone
    Induction: 2017
    Women's Golf
  • George Huff View Bio
    George
    Huff
    Induction: 2017
    Football, Administration, Baseball
  • Mannie Jackson View Bio
    Mannie
    Jackson
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Basketball
  • Karol Kahrs View Bio
    Karol
    Kahrs
    Induction: 2017
    Administration
  • Herb McKenley View Bio
    Herb
    McKenley
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Track & Field
  • Allie Morrison View Bio
    Allie
    Morrison
    Induction: 2017
    Wrestling
  • Harold Osborn View Bio
    Harold
    Osborn
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Track & Field
  • Andy Phillip View Bio
    Andy
    Phillip
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Basketball, Baseball
  • Steve Stricker View Bio
    Steve
    Stricker
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Golf
  • Nancy Thies Marshall View Bio
    Nancy
    Thies Marshall
    Induction: 2017
    Women's Gymnastics
  • Craig Tiley View Bio
    Craig
    Tiley
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Tennis
  • Craig Virgin View Bio
    Craig
    Virgin
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Cross Country
  • Deron Williams View Bio
    Deron
    Williams
    Induction: 2017
    Men's Basketball
  • Claude View Bio
    Claude "Buddy"
    Young
    Induction: 2017
    Football, Men's Track & Field
  • Robert Zuppke View Bio
    Robert
    Zuppke
    Induction: 2017
    Football

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