The event will be held in Illinois football’s Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Butkus Award is presented annually to the nation’s best linebacker at the high school, collegiate ...

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(News-Gazette Archives). Chief Illiniwek Dan Maloney performs during halftime at the 2006 Illinois-Purdue game at Memorial Stadium. (The News-Gazette). Ashley and Patrick Kennedy’s first dance ...

"It is an honor for the University of Illinois to host the Butkus Award Show in Memorial Stadium, where Dick ... most feared and respected players in football history," said Whitman.

The Butkus Award is home ... where it belongs. On Saturday night at Memorial Stadium, the annual honor given to the nation's top linebacker — college and high school — was handed out at the same place ...

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