Dre Brown Director of Player Personnel | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Dre Brown Director of Player Personnel | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
The Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois stands as a significant historical site, dedicated to honoring those who lost their lives in World War I. Built in 1923, the stadium was designed by the Chicago-based architecture firm Holabird & Roche, now known as Holabird & Root. The structure commemorates 189 students and alumni from the university who perished during the war.
The names of these individuals are engraved on 200 limestone columns that form part of the stadium's east and west sides. In addition to these inscriptions, carved stone panels were added to celebrate both military service and athletic achievements.
The official dedication of Memorial Stadium took place on October 18, 1924, during a homecoming football game against the University of Michigan. In a subsequent development in 2002, the dedication was expanded to include veterans from World War II and other conflicts up to that time. This extension honors an additional 948 alumni, students, faculty, and staff members who died in service since 1918.
Their names have been inscribed on four limestone tablets located at the entrances to the stadium's colonnades alongside those from World War I.
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