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Born on June 28, 1960, in Port Angeles, Wash., was legendary quarterback John Elway, a twin brother of sister, Jana. While playing college football at Stanford University from 1979-82, Elway received All-America honors, setting several career records for passing attempts and completions. He also excelled as a baseball player at Stanford, being selected by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft. Elway was the No. 1 pick in the 1983 NFL draft, where he was taken by the Baltimore Colts before being traded to Denver. He played for the Broncos from 1983-98. In his final NFL season. At the conclusion of the 1998 season, Elway was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII. It was his final game.

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Illini and Spartan History

ILLINI HISTORY - Homer Dahringer, a basketball letterman in 1912 for Coach T.E. Thompson and in 1913 for Ralph Jones, came to the University of Illinois from Waukegan Central High School. When World War I broke out, he went through the First Officers Training Camp at Fort Sheridan in 1916. Dahringer was commissioned August 15, 1917, having studied aviation in Austin, Tex. He was ordered to France in March 1918. His job was to fly behind enemy lines in a two-seat reconnaissance plane, make observations and collect information and photographs of value to American gunners. In September of '18, his plane was shot down by a German Fokker. The Armistice was signed on Nov. 11, 1918, but it wasn't until Jan. 3, 1919 that Dahringer's family received a telegram from the U.S. Army confirming his death. Dahringer's name adorns one of the columns at Memorial Stadium.

SPARTAN HISTORY - Born June 29, 1942 in Louisville, Ky., Sherman Lewis earned consensus first-team All-America honors as a halfback in 1963 while finishing third in the Heisman Trophy voting, equaling the best-ever finish by a Spartan. Following his professional playing career, he returned to Michigan State as an assistant coach under Hall of Famer Duffy Daugherty in 1969, and remained on the Spartan staff as an assistant coach until 1982. Lewis died on May 15, 2026.