University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Nick Anderson

11th pick in 1989 NBA Draft

1,172 points in two seasons

Irving Azoff

2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

CEO, Azoff MSG Entertainment

Ashley Berggren

Illinois Athletics HOF

Now living in London

Chuck Bowsher

U.S. comptroller general

Reagan appointee (1981-96)

Tonja Buford-Bailey

3-time Olympian

1992 NCAA hurdles champ

Dick Butkus

UI retired his No. 50

Pro, College Football HOF

Vicki Ku

Senior product manager

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Steve Chen

YouTube co-founder

Class of 2022, Grainger College of Engineering Hall of Fame

John Cioffi

‘The father of DSL’

Internet Hall of Famer

Annie Crawley

Underwater photographer

Women Divers Hall of Famer

Jean Driscoll

8 Boston Marathon wins

USOC Hall of Famer

Perdita Felicien

2-time Summer Olympian

Illini Athletics HOF

Darrin Fletcher

14-year MLB catcher

Illini Athletics HOF

Jenna Hall

Illinois Athletics HOF

Ohio State assistant coach

Yoshi Hayasaki

USA Gymnastics HOF

Won ’89 NCAA title

Erik Henriksen

Made 3 Olympic teams

1999 U.S. Speedskating Hall of Famer

Lou Henson

Winningest basketball coach

423-224, 11 NCAA bids

Ken Holtzman

Major League Baseball's winningest Jewish pitcher

Threw two no-hitters, won three World Series rings

James Holzhauer

Professional sports gambler

Won $2,464,216 on 'Jeopardy!'

Paul Ingrassia

Shared 1993 Pulitzer for beat reporting

Died in 2019 at age 69

Mannie Jackson

Basketball Hall of Famer

CEO, Harlem Globetrotters

Steve Kang

Former UI engineering dean

Silicon Valley Hall of Famer

Ed Krol

Internet Hall of Famer

‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Internet’ author

Bob Liebeck

Pioneering Boeing aerodynamicist, aerospace engineer

Grainger College of Engineering Hall of Famer

Sean Long

Corporate director of programming, Weigel Broadcasting

2-time Emmy-winning Illini Media Hall of Famer