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ILLINI HISTORY - Feb. 16, 1963: Sixty-three years ago this week, Dave Downey scored a University of Illinois record 53 poins in a 103-100 loss at Indiana. He was 22-of-34 from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line.

SPARTAN HISTORY - Former Michigan State football athlete Wayne Fontes celebrates his 86th birthday on Feb. 17. He was the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996.

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