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Huh. Never knew this story of the Capel Award and why Butkus wore 51 as a Bear….
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Posted by LeatherneckIllini
on March 18, 2024, 17:13:37
https://glenbard-west-hs-history.weebly.com/bruce-capel-the-original-hitter.html
Would have been one of the first Marine casualties of Vietnam. Member of the Walking Dead, the 9th Marines.
Today would have been his 81st birthday.
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Huh. Never knew this story of the Capel Award and why Butkus wore 51 as a Bear….
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LeatherneckIllini
March 18, 2024, 17:13:37
Cool story. *
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harb
March 18, 2024, 17:25:08
Don't call us the Hilltoppers, we the Hitters.*
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Warrin'_Illini
March 18, 2024, 17:18:24
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