A family tradition at Illinois

CHAMPAIGN It's only spring practice, but a guy who's a dead ringerfor Dick Butkus is watching Illinois' workout intently.

"I can't wait till the fall," he said. "Listen to me. I usedto say, `I can't wait till summer.' Now I can't wait till fall. Iknow we're going to be better. I know we're going to do something."

This isn't Dick Butkus, though. It's his older brother Ron,whose son Luke is carrying on a Butkus football tradition that spansfive decades at Illinois.Before linebacker Dick helped Illinois reach the 1964 Rose Bowl,Ron wore an Illinois uniform briefly during the mid-1950s.Mark, a nephew of Dick's and Ron's, was an All-Big Ten defensivetackle who continued …