![]() Great human being who is a terrific coach.” It’s pretty cool that, and again, it’s what makes this job great: our fans, our people. What he did here was really elite and something I’m chasing. They’re not going to find anybody anymore knowledgeable than him. ![]() To have him back in the Big Ten is a great thing. I’ve got tremendous respect for his success at every stop he’s made. He did an unbelievable job at my alma mater, one that I’m extremely proud and invested in terms of sweat equity. “He should (get that kind of reaction),” Brad Underwood said. Heck, Weber said, he watched someone in St. When he travels through O’Hare International Airport or Midway International Airport, he’s often tracked down for a photo or an autograph. Still, Champaign was home for Weber and his family for nine years and the former head coach still lives in St. In nine seasons as the Illini head coach, Weber was 210-111 and 89-65 in the Big Ten with six NCAA Tournament appearances before he was fired at the conclusion of the 2012 season. For old time's sake, Weber was met with a “Bruuuuuce” chant and stood up to wave to the crowd. It was a great opportunity for our whole family.”Īt the second media timeout in the first half, Weber was honored by public address announcer Tim Sinclair, and the 2005 Big Ten Coach of the Year stood up to a standing ovation from the 15,331 fans in attendance. The one game, Chris Paul, the Wake Forest game, I’ll always remember that because I thought we took a huge step after that. For the arena, just to win championships that we were a part of. “Obviously going to the National Championship, going to the Final Four and the Arizona game. “There’s lots of things,” Weber said about what came over him when he returned to the building. The step forward his 2005 team took when it beat then No. When Weber walked up the tunnel for the first time, the memories hit back. Coming up the tunnel, a lot of memories.” ![]() “There’s some emotion, there’s no doubt,” Weber told Illini Inquirer. He made his trip to Jarling’s, which he partially owns, walked back into the State Farm Center - which was last called Assembly Hall when he roamed the Illini sidelines - toured the renovated Ubben Practice Facility and embraced the nostalgia that returning to Champaign-Urbana brought with it. 23 Illinois beating Kansas City 86-48 on Friday night. ![]() Weber returned Champaign in the days prior to No. That meant his first trip back to the State Farm Center since, well, it became the State Farm Center. There’s something about time and wounds, bridges and water and on Friday night at the State Farm Center, it all culminated with a standing ovation for Weber, the only coach to lead Illinois to a national championship game.Īfter resigning as the head coach of Kansas State following last season, Weber took a job as a Big Ten Network analyst for men’s basketball games this season. A ‘how you doin, coach’ here or a ‘welcome back, Bruce’ there. Weber has exhibited at venues including the 1987 Whitney Biennal in New York City, Musee de l’Elysee in Lausanne, Switzerland, Palazzo Fortuny in Venice, the Florence Biennale, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Parco Exposure Gallery in Tokyo, Fahey/Klein in Los Angeles, Galeria Corso Como in Milan, and the Russell Senate Building in Washington, DC.CHAMPAIGN - Bruce Weber was greeted like an old friend. His photographs are in the permanent collections of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Moret han 15 books of Weber’s work have been published. His photographs have since appeared in Vanity Fair, American Vogue, Interview, Italian Vogue, and GQ, among many others. In the late 1970s, Weber began photographing ads and commercials for Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. He participated in his first group show at The Floating Foundation of Photography in 1973 and had his first solo exhibition at Razor Gallery in New York City a year later. Thanks to Diane Arbus, he was introduced to and studied with Lisette Model at The New School for Social Research in the 1960s. Weber initially pursued theater at Denison University in Ohio, then turned to filmmaking at New York University. Bruce Weber, born in rural Greensburg, Pennsylvania in 1946, became the preeminent photographer of the fashion industry in the 1980s and continues to be one of the world’s most popular and influential photographers. ![]()
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