Josh Whitman tries to make it to as many Illinois men's basketball games as he can. The school's athletic director found his way to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday night for his team's game against ...

The award has been presented by the Butkus Foundation since 2008, after originally being established by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando in 1985. All Butkus Award winners, listed by year ...

the Butkus Foundation announced Monday morning. Campbell and Lawson are two of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus, which is ...

The Butkus Foundation, takes stewardship of the award to fully realize the original purpose of honoring athletic achievement and service to the community while honoring the nation’s best ...

"To play this game -- and I've always said this -- you have to have a Neanderthal gene. Butkus had two," says former Chicago Bears teammate Doug Buffone on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series.

Illinois Hall of Famer Dick Butkus shares a joke with Kaden McCoy, 13, of Lincoln Nebraska as he signs autographs at Grange Grove before Illinois' game vs. Nebraska on Friday, Sept. 29 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND)– The Butkus Award ceremony will be held at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois on February 1, The ceremony will welcome the finest linebackers ...

Whitman: "It was almost kind of a three-party opportunity to come together and do something special to remember Dick and also ...

The Butkus Foundation, takes stewardship of the award to fully realize the original purpose of honoring athletic achievement and service to the community while honoring the nation’s best ...