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Welcome to the Hall: 20 former Illini to be honored with Henson

Ahead of Friday night's Gala event in Chicago, sports editor MATT DANIELS looks at the other 20 former Illini besides Lou Henson who will be recognized:

Alex Agase

Football, wrestling

Quick hit: A three-time football All-American — first at Illinois in 1942 and then again in 1946 before one such accolade at Purdue in 1943 — he won a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his two-year stint in the Marines for World War II. A UI wrestling captain, Agase died in 2007 at 85.

Kevin Anderson

Tennis

Quick hit: Last year's U.