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Wayne McClain to be inducted in Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame

  • Wayne McClain, who died in 2014, will be inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame on April 9. McClain coached Manual High school in Peoria to three successive state championships, completing the Rams' historic "fourpeat" in 1997. He later was Fighting Illini assistant coach for 11 years, helping lead them to the Final Four in 2005.
    Wayne McClain, who died in 2014, will be inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame on April 9. McClain coached Manual High school in Peoria to three successive state championships, completing the Rams' historic "fourpeat" in 1997.