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Player Team Position 1937 8 77 Elvin Sayre: Detroit Lions: C 1939 20 187 Jim McDonald: Detroit Lions: C 1940 15 139 Mel Brewer: Green Bay Packers: G 20 189 Jim Reeder: Green Bay Packers: T 1941 21 195 Tom Riggs: Washington Redskins: T 1943 26 244 Eddie McGovern: Chicago Cardinals: B 1944 1 11 Tony Butkovich: Cleveland Rams: B 8 71 Alex Agase ...
From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, the American Basketball Association (ABA) held its own draft. Through the 2024 NBA draft, a Fighting Illini has been chosen first round of the draft 17 times in the history of the event with Terrence Shannon Jr. being the latest in 2024. [2]
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Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position 1955 28 1 326 Bob Ems: Chicago Cardinals: B 1956 30 7 356 Wayne Williams: New York Giants: E 1959 19 8 224
William D. Ridley (February 2, 1934 – September 28, 2019) was an American college basketball player. He was an All-American and All- Big Ten player for the Illinois Fighting Illini . Ridley, a diminutive but quick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) point guard , went to Taylorville High School in Taylorville, Illinois While there, he was a unanimous all ...
Player Team Position 1944 6 2 45 Bruce McDonald: Brooklyn Dodgers: E 22 1 220 Jack Esorcia: Chicago Cardinals: B 1970 15 21 385 Guy Homoly: Cleveland Browns: DB 1973 6 10 140 Ron Bell: Pittsburgh Steelers: RB 1976 6 16 172 Calvin Harper: Kansas City Chiefs: T 1978 3 6 62 Estus Hood: Green Bay Packers: DB 1984 3 6 62 Clarence Collins: San Diego ...
In college, under head coach Pete Elliott he played running back on the 1963 and 1964 University of Illinois Fighting Illini, and switched to safety his senior year in 1965. He was a part of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team that beat the Washington Huskies at the January 1st 1964 Rose Bowl.