• Unique U of I campus scenes from the yesteryear. (proceeds benefit the digital preservation of UI athletics' historical archives)

In Saturday's @news_gazette ILLINI LEGENDS, LISTS & LORE, we remember the undeniably "forgettable" NFL exhibition game in 1975 at Memorial Stadium. @IlliniHQ @wdws1400

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• Happy 64th birthday to two-time letter-winning Illini receiver Kirby Wilson. He was a running backs coach in the National Football League for 23 seasons, serving for eight different teams.

• Proceeds from these special Illini-themed beverage coasters benefit the digital preservation of Illinois athletics' historical archives.

• Happy Birthday on Sunday (Aug. 24) to @IlliniWBB graduate Brynn Shoup-Hill. @brynn_hill824 was an Academic All-Big Ten selection last season, starting all 32 games and averaging 5.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest. @Goshen_Athletic @GHS_girlshoops

• Turning 22 on Saturday (Aug. 23) is @IlliniBaseball redshirt junior pitcher Ben Plumley. From 2023-25, @plumley_ben has struck out 74 batters in 82 innings pitched. @LaneTech1440 @BoostersLane

• Memorabilia of Illinois' legendary Galloping Ghost.

• Happy 29th Birthday on Friday to @IlliniMBB assistant coach Tyler Underwood. He has earned 3 degrees from the Univ. of Illinois, a bachelor’s in sociology (2019), a master’s in recreation, sport & tourism (2020) & a master’s in business management (2021). @coachunderwood

• Happy 81st Birthday on Friday (Aug. 22) to longtime @IlliniAthletics trainer John "Skip" Pickering. He now serves as a deacon at Champaign's First Presbyterian Church.

• This 1983 Illini football poster includes the autograph of quarterback Jack Trudeau.

• On Friday (Aug. 22), @IlliniMBB 1998 Big Ten Champion forward Brian Johnson celebrates his 50th birthday. The @Maine_West High School product's niece, Liv Johnson, is an @IlliniWBB recruit. @MWBBASKETBALL

• Turning 49 on Thursday (Aug. 21) to former @IlliniBaseball pitcher Brett Weber. The 1997 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year pitched in four games for the 2000 @Yankees . Most recently, he's been New York's Senior Director of Advance Scouting. @Glenbrook_south @GBS_Athletics

• Illini Spirit.

• Happy 40th Birthday to 2000's @IlliniFootball offensive lineman Ryan McDonald. He's now a Senior Life Support Systems engineer for @SpaceX in San Diego, Calif. @wopanthers @WOPublicSchools

• Happy Birthday to former @IlliniVBall All-American Jocelynn Birks. @jozzzzyb is the longtime coach for the 1st Alliance of Chicago Volleyball Club. @1stAllianceVBC @LTHS_D204 @LTActivities @LTHS_VB

• These two-sided Illini-themed luggage tags (2" x 3.5") include any of our UI poster images & your information on the backside. Proceeds will be donated to the UI's DIA for the digital preservation of its historical archives.

• Celebrating his 24th birthday today is @IlliniBaseball grad Logn Tabeling. @tabeling7 current pitches for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, a minor league affiliate of the Los Angeles @Dodgers . @TuscolaCUSD301 @TuscolaAD

• Happy 30th Birthday on Thursday (Aug. 21) to @IlliniFootball fan favorite Mike Dudek. @MDFlash_7 is Vice President at Chicagoland's Third Coast Capital Advisors @thirdcoastca @NeuquaValley @NVHS_Football

• A special Illini-themed notebook for your favorite student. (Proceeds benefit the digital preservation of Illinois athletics' historical archives)

• When @Illini#BB alum Mary Pat (Travnik) Connolly was a young girl, basketball was considered as a “boy’s sport.” ILLINI LEGENDS, LISTS & LORE tells her story.