It’s unusual for two siblings to both play collegiate athletics at the same time, for the same program. It’s rarer still for those siblings to just not play, but thrive.
Unit: Athletics
Video: Students show off at Reggie Redbird tryouts
What’s it take to be part of Team Reggie Redbird? Just ask Ryan Bogar. The senior marketing major is the coordinator of Team Reggie, a student group that takes care of Reggie and his demanding schedule.
Time-lapse video: Water tower’s new Redbird logo
The Town of Normal’s 500,000-gallon water tower between Hancock and University High School was recently sandblasted and recoated.
Video: Redbird Chloe Nelson finds strength after family tragedy
Fans who watch Redbird women’s basketball player Chloe Nelson generally come away impressed by her wits and determination. What’s not immediately apparent is the strength in the face of tragedy that’s become a driving force for her.
Video: Young Redbird team finds leader in Bobby Hunter
Bobby Hunter’s unusual path to the Redbird men’s basketball team included two successful stints at smaller colleges in Florida and Oregon. Now he’s a team captain at Illinois State.
Sport Management Symposium Feb. 11
Sport marketing guru Mike Veeck will be the keynote speaker at Illinois State University’s Sport Management Symposium on Friday, Feb. 11, at the University’s Alumni Center.
Will’s power: Trailblazing Redbird coach lifted the game of basketball
Will Robinson coached the Redbirds for five winning seasons from 1970 to 1975, producing an astonishing array of talent that included the school’s only Consensus All-American, Doug Collins ’73.
Behind the beak: Memoirs of the first Reggie Redbird
The year 1981 was a big one for Illinois State University’s Redbird mascot. The student who launched Reggie was Bob Goldstein ’83, at the time a junior accounting major with a minor in economics.