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Local high schools host football and soccer games in the stadium. A baseball stadium and a softball stadium are also included in the complex. The baseball stadium is home to Benedictine University Eagles, the DuPage County Hounds [3] of the Midwest Collegiate League, and the DuPage Pistol Shrimp of the Prospect League.
Benedictine University, also called BenU, was founded in 1887 as St. Procopius College by the Benedictine monks of St. Procopius Abbey, who lived in the Pilsen community of Chicago's West Side. The monks created the all-male institution just two years after their community began, with the intention of educating men of Czech and Slovak descent.
Father Malachy Sullivan was the first head coach at St. Benedict's College (the forerunner to Benedictine) for the 1920 and 1921 seasons. The Benedictine Ravens football program is a college football team that represents Benedictine College in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 15 head coaches overall ...
Benedictine football's Bryce Baker aims to help lead the Cadets to a third straight state title, with his brother Bobby as an assistant coach.
The story of football at Benedictine College is written by coach Larry Wilcox, who played for the Ravens and took over as coach at age 28. He coached for 42 seasons before retiring in 2020. Along the way, he played a major role in the college's financial health and enrollment, built a football stadium, offices and weight room, won 300-plus ...
Kevin Prisant has been an important part of Benedictine's powerhouse football program as an assistant for the last seven years, helping lead the Cadets to two of their three state titles in the ...
Ralph Young (born May 4, 1946) is an American former college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Minnesota State College—now known as Southwest Minnesota State University—from 1971 to 1972, at Illinois Benedictine College—now known as Benedictine University—from 1979 to 1983, at William Penn College in 1993, at Westminster College in ...
Tom Beck (born December 21, 1940) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Illinois Benedictine College—now Benedictine University—from 1970 to 1974, Elmhurst College from 1976 to 1983, and Grand Valley State University from 1985 to 1990.