LETTERMEN

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Name, Grad, Sport, Notes

James M. Branch, 1897, Football

Robert Thomas, 1912, Baseball,

James Waddell, 1912, Baseball,

Harold Pogue, 1916, Football, All American ATO WM -“best Illini FB player before Red Grange”

George Cap Squirer, 1917, Football, All American

Lee Sentman, 1931, Track, World Record Holder – All American – Big Ten Medal of Honor

Wayne Lockwood, 1931,Swimming,Captain

Paul W. Reddish, 1933, Fencing, Captain

Edward Schalk, 1933, Football,

Kendall Bradley, 1935, Football,

R.E. Hewitt, 1935, Swimming

Robert Ingle, 1939, Swimming and Water Polo

Lewis Pick Dehner, 1939, Basketball, Won Ralph Woods Memorial Trophy

Joe Giallombardo, 1940, Gymnastics, All American multiple NCAA and Big Ten titles – Captain

Ralph Ehni, 1941, Football, Scored Illini’s only touchdown ever against Notre Dame

Edward F. McGovern, 1943, Football

Eugene F. Modjeska, 1943, Golf

Roy A. Wasson, 1943, Track

Don Delaney, 1945, Basketball, Big Ten Medal of Honor

George Delong, 1946, Wrestling,Captain

Stanley Green, 1946, Football

Walter Junior Kirk, 1947, Basketball, All American – Captain Ralf Woods Trophy winner

John Twomey, 1947, Track,

Bob Chick Doster, 1948, Basketball

Donald H. Scherwat, 1948, Swimming, Captain

Harry E Andersen, 1949, Track

William M. Cooley, 1949, Track

Hal B. Craig, 1949, Basketball

John W Haulenbeek, 1949, Swimming, Captain

Jim Marks, 1949, Basketball, Ralf Woods Trophy winner

Jim Cottrell, 1950, Basketball

Van Anderson, 1950, Basketball,

Bill Erickson, 1950, Basketball, All American – Captain

Burdette Pirate Thurlby, 1950, Basketball and Baseball

Walt Slip Kersulis, 1950, Basketball Football, 2nd team All Big Ten Football

Don Leuthold, 1950, Track

Vic Twomey, 1950, Track/Cross Country, Captain

Wilson Besant, 1950, Tennis, Big Ten Champion (with Moses)

Jim Moses, 1951, Tennis, Big Ten Champion (with Besant)

Alan G. Farmer, 1952, Tennis

Louis E. Krantz, 1952, Baseball, Captain

Byron H. Luers, 1952, Swimming

Robert B. Peterson, 1953, Basketball,

Joel M. McNulty, 1953, Track,

Bruce Frazier, 1953, Baseball, Captain

Robert A. Moore, 1953, Baseball, Baseball MVP

Joel M. McNulty, 1953, Track

Ron Ultes, 1954, Baseball, Captain

Ralph Waldo Peterson, 1954, Track,

Wayne D. Vieth, 1954, Track

Stephen Hill, 1955, Tennis

Jack Chamblin, 1955, Football, Illini Team MVP

Frank S Kastor, 1955, Wrestling

Kenneth E. Nordquist, 1955, Wrestling

Bruce Brothers, 1956, Basketball,

Ronald J. Yochem, 1956, Football

Bill Altenberger, 1957, Basketball,

Rodney F. Hanson, 1957, Football, Illini Team MVP

William R. Muther, 1957, Wrestling

Donald A. Pierre, 1957, Wrestling

Charles W. Schrader, 1957, Football

Ken Kraml, 1958, Wrestling

William R. Henderson,1959, Football

Bill Mohlenbrock, 1961, Basketball,

Bill Small, 1963, Basketball, Captain All Big Ten Won Ralph Woods Memorial Trophy

Michael W. Dundy, 1964, Football,

Ronald R. Fearn, 1964, Football,

Jeffrey L. Ferguson, 1964, Basketball,

John Love, 1964, Basketball,

Bruce Capel, 1965, Football,

Rich Callagan, 1965, Football Wrestling Baseball, won nine varsity letters in football wrestling and baseball

James J. Vopicka, 1965, Basketball,

Robert L. Brown, 1966, Basketball,

Larry L. Hinton, 1966, Basketball,

Stephen Kimbell, 1966, Football, Also ATO WM

Robert Bo Batchelder, 1967, Footbll, Captain All American

Bob Bachman, 1967, Swimming, Captain 65-66 the greatest swimmer in Illinois history – coach Al Kingel – Big Ten Medal of Honor

Ron Bess, 1968, Football, Captain – Bruce Capel Award Winner

John Wright, 1968, Football Track, Academic All American Illini MVP

Bob Bess, 1970, Football,

J. Patrick Keen, 1970, Golf, Captain

Rich Brennan, 1971, Football

Bob Burns, 1971, Football

John Kaiser, 1971, Football

J. Patrick Keen, 1971, Golf

Dave Bear Wright, 1972, Football,

Bruce Beck, 1972, Golf

John Spiller, 1972, Football

Rick Wack, 1972, Tennis, All Big Ten

Niles Bakke, 1973, Golf,

Randy Cordova, 1973, Baseball

Bruce Dobson, 1974, Football,

John Levanti, 1974, Football,

Dave Lundstedt, 1975, Baseball,

Rick Peekel, 1975, Baseball,

Marc Meatball Fagot, 1975, Football,

Tom Hicks, 1975, Football, All Big Ten

Mark Peterson, 1975, Football,

Mike Waller, 1975, Football,

John Watson, 1975, Football,

Mike Mick Mayville, 1976, Baseball,

Jeff Chrystal, 1976, Football,

Jack Dombroski, 1976, Football,

Jim Paul, 1976, Swimming,

Greg Scott, 1976, Swimming,

Ken Kellaney, 1978, Golf,

Ted Ahlem, 1978, Swimming,

Bill Brennan, 1978, Swimming,

Brian Kueker, 1978, Track,

Rob Rugg, 1979, Golf,

Jim Shanel, 1979, Swimming,

Neil Bresnahan, 1980, Basketball,Captain

Rob Judson, 1980, Basketball,

Bryan Leonard, 1983, Basketball,

Terry Cole, 1983, Football,

Mike Stine, 1983, Football,

Mike O’Brien, 1984, Basketball,

Sam Ellsworth, 1986, Football, Captain

Doug Altenberger, 1987, Basketball,Captain

Dana Anastasia, 1988, Wrestling

Scott Peters, 1988, Swimming,

Jens Kujawa, 1988, Basketball,Captain

Mike Small, 1988, Golf, All-Big Ten – Captain

Andy Small, 1990, Baseball,Captain

Jeff Finke, 1990, Football,

John Wright, 1993, Football, Captain – Academic All American

Matt Heldman, 1998, Basketball,Captain

Ryan Potts, 1999, Golf,

Gavin Sontag, 1999, Tennis,

Tyson Brill, 2002, Golf,

Chris Dobrovolny, 2002, Golf,

Dave Mazurek, 2003, Baseball, Captain – All Big Ten All Big Ten Academic
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