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Mannie Jackson
Basketball Hall of Famer
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NASA astronaut
UI football captain
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NASA astronaut
Flew 4 shuttle missions
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Ex-Bill Self assistant
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Bill Smith
Champaign-born Huffy Corp. CEO
Died in 2019
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Yelp CEO
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YouTube co-founder
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ESPN NBA analyst
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UI’s 14th president, 1979-95
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Peride Blind
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Director, minor league ops
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U.S. Loyalty Manager
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Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Women’s hoops, 2013-16
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