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 ...

Bob passed away in qathet General Hospital at the age of 82. He was predeceased by his mother Helen (née Neufeld), and father, George Butkus. He leaves behind his beloved wife Alison Barbour, children ...

A fortuitous recommendation from the University of Illinois’ Mechanical and Industrial Engineering School introduced him to nearly graduated Al Butkus, who was hired to start at the end of the school ...