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3 Illinois football legends make Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame’s 2022 Class
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Illinois football announced 3 new additions to its 2022 class of the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame on Monday. It was 2 former players and a longtime athletic director.
QB Jeff George, LB/G Bill Burrell, and former AD Ron Guenther all made it from the 2o22 class. George played at Illinois in the late 1980s, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 1st pick in the 1990 NFL Draft. Burrell made his mark on both sides of the ball in the 1950s, finishing 4th in Heisman voting in 1959. Guenther was the Fighting Illini’s AD from 1992-2011 and hired coaches like Bill Self during his tenure.
The Illinois Football account on Twitter posted about the news.
𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐
Congratulations to Bill Burrell, Jeff George, and Ron Guenther on their Hall of Fame inductions!#Illini | #famILLy pic.twitter.com/EOmYGlVPMn
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) June 7, 2022
It’s hard to argue against this list.
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.