His No. 50 jersey is one of only two retired by the Illinois Fighting Illini football program , the other being the No. 77 of Red Grange .
He was an inaugural inductee into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016 .
His No. 50 jersey is one of only two retired by the Illinois Fighting Illini football program , the other being the No. 77 of Red Grange , and he was an inaugural inductee into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016 .