cross-posted from: https://fanaticus.social/post/144056

With only 50 days left until college football returns, let’s remember Dick Butkus from Illinois, who wore #50.

University of Illinois from 1962-1964

• College Football Hall of Fame
• 1963 and 1964 unanimous All-American
• 1964 Big Ten’s Most Valuable Player
• American Football Coaches Association Player of the Year in 1964.
• Finished sixth and third in Heisman Trophy voting in 1963 and 1964, respectively
• Number 50 retired at Illinois