The News-Gazette · Apr 28, 2019
Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: April 28, 2019
Illinois head coach Ron Zook leads the Illini onto the field to play Syracuse at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday Sept. 16, 2006.Happy 65th birthday today to former Illini football coach Ron Zook.
A product of Miami University's famed "Cradle of Coaches", he played for coach Bill Mallory's Redskins from 1973-75. During Zook's collegiate playing days, MU teams compiled a 32-1-1 record, winning three straight Mid-American Conference championships.