Dick Butkus will be the first in a long-awaited Hall of Fame class at the University of Illinois.
According to a press release from the university, the Hall of Fame “will recognize and honor the greatest student-athletes, coaches and administrators in the illustrious history of Fighting Illini Athletics, which stretches more than 120 years.”
The first full class will be announced in February 2017. An induction ceremony is already planned for the weekend of September 29-30, 2017, when the football team hosts Nebraska in the Big Ten season opener.