Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan football paid tribute to one of its legendary family members on Saturday with a fitting tribute prior to the program’s annual spring game.
Bill Odykirk, a died-in-the-wool Chippewa and the patriarch of a family with deep, deep ties to the university, was honored with a Special Recognition Program in the track bay at the Indoor Athletic Complex on Saturday just prior to the Chippewas’ annual Spring Game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
“We’re here to honor a great man and a great family,” CMU coach John Bonamego said as he addressed the crowd of more than 100 comprising current Chippewa players and coaches, football alumni, 1100 Club members, and the Odykirk family.