The 1972–1973 Illinois State University men’s basketball media guide included a section titled, “All America digs Doug … and we’ve got him.” Indeed, by the beginning of that season, all of America knew Doug Collins ’73 was a terrific basketball player. Folks from Miami to Spokane also knew he played at Illinois State. Six months earlier,
Illinois State’s legendary basketball duo of head basketball coach Will Robinson and player Doug Collins ’73 have been immortalized with a campus statue unveiled this fall. Created by Lou Cella ’85, the statue was a gift from Collins’ friend Don Franke ’71, his wife Belinda, son Matt ’04, and daughter Keisha ’04. “I’ve always wanted to
As soon as Ernie Banks spotted the seven-foot-tall, bronze sculpture of himself, his eyes lit up. “Oh, wow!” the legendary baseball player told reporters. “I love it!” Then, with a burst of the light-hearted joyfulness that has always been “Mr. Cub’s” trademark: “Long after I’m not here, I’ll still be here!” It was the morning
