Sports
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More than a game: Coach Bret Bielema
STORIED sat down with four head coaches to uncover the people behind the titles. Coach Bret Bielema kicks off the series in this video.
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Running home
Director of Athletics Josh Whitman (GIES ’01, LAW ’08) answers the Proust Questionnaire
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March Madness at Huff Hall
The yearly NCAA bracket bonanza owes its namesake partly to the facility in which it was coined, Huff Hall, which marks its 100th anniversary this year.
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Sideline storyteller
From her first interview on the Illinois campus to interviewing the Bears’ quarterback, Caleb Williams, Cassie Carlson’s preparation and belief in herself have driven her success.
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Memorial Stadium: 100 Years
Memorial Stadium holds a century full of stories—many of which happened off the field. Go behind the scenes of George Huff and Robert Zuppke’s fundraising tour, and meet Mr. and Mrs. Stadium, the real-life student couple who oversaw student fundraising.
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Bear hunting
Illinois Athletics historian Kent Brown (MEDIA ’87, AHS ’89) remembers when the Chicago Bears practiced at Memorial Stadium on the way to Super Bowl XX.
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Rashard Mendenhall
The famed running back, Super Bowl champion, and Illini Hall of Famer recalls his journey to Illinois and how his alma mater has impacted his life beyond football.
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Rooted in the game
For Coleman Hawkins, Fighting Illini power forward, family is at the heart of everything.
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The attitude of gratitude
Barry L. Houser, director of the Marching Illini, answers the Proust Questionnaire.