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Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

0.0 57 mins Documentary   2008
University of Illinois  
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Release Date: 09 Tue, Sep 2008

Documentary traces the history of Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Covers the earliest days of football at the university, to early concepts for a stadium, World War I, honoring the true Fighting Illini and the first games at the arena built in the early 1920's. Historical film and photographs are mixed with interviews from noted Illinois football players, architects, historians, contractors, veterans and their families, college marching band directors, newspaper reporters and broadcasters.

Casts of Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

Dick Butkus

as Self

Jim Grabowski

as Self

Peter Griffin

as Self

Ron Guenther

as Self

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