University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Fighting Illini
Champaign, IL

Name History:
Illinois Industrial University 1868-1885
University of Illinois 1885-1967
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1967-date

Baseball Team History:
1879-81, 1883-date

Major League Players

Name Major League Debut
Carl L. Lundgren 6/19/1902
Garland (Jake) Stahl 4/20/1903
Frederick P. (Cy) Falkenberg 4/21/1903
James F. Cook 7/2/1903
Francis X. (Big Jeff) Pfeffer 4/15/1905
Claude J. Rothgeb 6/17/1905
Frederick L. Beebe 4/17/1906
Charles R. (Ray) Demmitt 4/12/1909
Ernest G. Ovitz 6/22/1911
Herbert V. Juul 7/11/1911
John F. (Jim) Breton 8/25/1913
Carl W. Vandagrift 5/19/1914
Woodward W. (Red) Gunkel 6/18/1916
John T. (Jack) Bradley 6/18/1916
George S. Halas 5/6/1919
Harry H. McCurdy 7/4/1922
Richard W. Reichle 9/19/1922
Otto H. Vogel 6/5/1923
John C. Happenny 7/2/1923
Robert A. Barnes 7/8/1924
Walter H. Roettger 5/1/1927
Tracy S. (Dick) Barrett 6/27/1933
Frederick F. Frink 7/1/1934
Paul Chervinko 5/30/1937
Louis Boudreau 9/9/1938
Murray A. (Moe) Franklin 8/12/1941
Walter A. (Hoot) Evers 9/16/1941
Raymond W. Poat 4/15/1942
Boyd O. Bartley 5/30/1943
LeRoy H. Pfund 4/21/1945
Joseph H. Astroth 8/13/1945
Louis T. Possehl 8/25/1946
Howard K. Judson 4/22/1948
Marvin Rotblatt 7/4/1948
John A. (Jack) Brittin 9/15/1950
Herbert E. Plews 4/18/1956
Emerit D. Lindbeck 4/22/1960
Gary A. Kolb 9/7/1960
Thomas F. Haller 4/11/1961
Ethan A. Blackaby 9/6/1962
Thomas W. Fletcher 9/12/1962
Robert F. Klaus 4/21/1964
Kenneth D. Holtzman 9/4/1965
Jeffrey D. Innis 5/16/1987
Donn S. Pall 8/1/1988
Darrin G. Fletcher 9/10/1989
Terry Wells 7/3/1990
Mark A. Dalesandro 6/6/1994
John E. Ericks 6/24/1995
Sean P. Mulligan 9/1/1996
Scott E. Spiezio 9/14/1996
Larry J. Sutton 8/17/1997
Jason R. Anderson 3/31/2003
James R. Journell 6/29/2003

Also Attended

Name Major League Debut
Frederick F. Brainerd 10/6/1914
Frank J. Smejkal 8/30/1916
John C. O�Connor 9/16/1916
Olen E. Voigt 4/19/1924
Leland H. Dunham 4/17/1926
Samuel Harshaney 9/26/1937
Jack W. Franklin 6/12/1944
Ralph J. Novotney 4/29/1949
Donald E. Lenhardt 4/18/1950
Vernon A. (Jake) Thies 4/24/1954
Robert G. Zick 5/2/1954
William J. (Jim) Fanning 9/11/1954
Richard E. Hyde 4/23/1955
Edward R. (Bob) Burda 8/25/1962
Edward W. Spiezio 7/23/1964
James E. Hicks 10/2/1964
John F. Felske 7/26/1968
Joseph E. Zdeb 4/7/1977


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