1964 2004 Illinois Fighting Illini – Dick Butkus Butkus chose to attend the University of Illinois and played center and linebacker from 1962 through 1964 for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team. In his first year on the varsity team, he was named to the 1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team as the third-team center by the Associated Press (AP) …
Big 10 School History
The Big Ten Conference (B1G), formerly Western Conference and Big Nine Conference, is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference, consisting of 14 members as of 2016. Illinois Fighting Illini Established: 1896 NCAA Championships: 7 See School History Indiana Hoosiers Established: 1899 NCAA Championships: 13 See School History Iowa Hawkeyes Established: 1899 NCAA Championships: …