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The Touchdown Club of Columbus was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1956 by Sam B. Nicola at the request of state auditor James A. Rhodes, who later became governor of the state. [1] Nicola served as the club's president until his death in 1993.
Harley was born in Chicago, Illinois, hence the source of the nickname Chic, but his family moved to Columbus, Ohio, when he was 12 years old. There Harley attended East High School . The family was to return to Chicago just before Harley's senior year, but the Columbus East principal convinced the family to let Harley stay for his final year.
In 2008, Grange was also ranked #1 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list. In honor of his achievements at the University of Illinois, the school erected a 12-ft statue of Grange at the start of the 2009 football season. In 2011, Grange was announced as number one on the "Big Ten Icons" series presented by the Big Ten Network.
The 1951 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 10th year under head coach Ray Eliot , the Illini compiled a 9–0–1 record, finished in first place in the Big Ten Conference , was ranked #4 in the final AP ...
Will Riley scored 24 points and freshman Morez Johnson Jr. added 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 18 Illinois overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Ohio State 87-79 ...
When the teams met in 2005, Illinois presented the trophy to Ohio State for winning the 2002 game. Ohio State leads the overall series 68–30–4 and the trophy series 63–23–2. In 2011, the Big Ten expanded to 12 teams and split into two divisions.
Illinois is one of five Big Ten teams in the ranks, with the other four all in the top five: No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Indiana.
Memorial Stadium during Illinois' game against Iowa in 2008. The football playing surface within the stadium is named Zuppke Field, in honor of Robert Zuppke, the University of Illinois head football coach from 1913 to 1941. The north end of Zuppke Field hosts The Grange Rock, a tribute to Red Grange. The tribute was dedicated on October 22 ...