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'75 Illini finally get their rings | IlliniHQ.comPublished by
'75 Illini finally get their rings
Mike Durkin has wonderful memories of winning a Big Ten track and field championship in 1975 at Illinois. What he didn't have — at least until Saturday night — was a ring commemorating the accomplishment. "We thought it was a pretty big deal, winning the conference championship," said Durkin, a captain of the '75 Illini and future Olympian. "Well, the AD at the time (Cecil Coleman) sprung for some inexpensive plaques that fell apart five years after we received them." Read the full article at: www.illinihq.com
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