People 409 Sports
Betty Smith
Executive director
Indy Motor Speedway Fndtn.
Jeff Innis
Former MLB pitcher
New York Mets, 1987-93
Tonya Williams
2-time All-American
1995-96 Dike Eddleman Award
Mark Bartelstein
NBA, NFL agent
Priority Sports/Entertainment
Steve Stricker
PGA Tour star
2013 Byron Nelson Award
Tatyana McFadden
Record-breaking Paralympian
17 Summer Games medals
Darrin Fletcher
14-year MLB catcher
Illini Athletics HOF
Cory Bradford
UI’s 5th all-time scorer
1,735 points, 1999-2002
Chris Gandy
3-year basketball starter
CEO, Midwest Legacy Group
Joel Sucherman
Senior digital director
NPR
Andrew McIntyre
VP/technology
Chicago Cubs
Alex Hedlund
Film and TV producer
Urbana High grad
Mannie Jackson
Basketball Hall of Famer
CEO, Harlem Globetrotters
Mike Hopkins
NASA astronaut
UI football captain
Joe Tanner
NASA astronaut
Flew 4 shuttle missions
Billy Gillispie
Ex-Bill Self assistant
Former Kentucky head coach
Tom Penn
ESPN NBA analyst
Los Angeles FC owner
Heather Pink
Co-founder, CEO
PinkDear LLC
Mike LaCassa
Director, minor league ops
Los Angeles Angels
Kimberly Kemper
U.S. Loyalty Manager
ExxonMobil
John Holecek
No. 5 in tackles at UI
IHSA title-winning coach
Matt Lackey
NCAA wrestling champion
Orthopedics sales rep
Sarah Hartwell
Women’s hoops, 2013-16
3-time Academic All-Big Ten
