Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

2008/09/09 • $60,000 • Released • English

Documentary
0.0
57m

Overview

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.

Director : N/A

Casts
Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus

Self

Jim Grabowski

Self

Peter Griffin

Self

Ron Guenther

Self

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