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In memoriam
ANDY DELISLE/ASU
2017 Sun Devil team honors legendary ASU Coach Frank Kush This season, the ASU Sun Devils are honoring the memory of the university’s winningest football coach, College Football Hall of Fame inductee Frank Kush, who died June 22 at the age of 88. On Sept. 9, the Sun Devils wore the sunburst logo on their helmets, a mainstay of uniforms during the Kush era, during their game against San Diego State. Throughout the 2017 season, players are wearing a small sunburst ASU logo in honor of Kush. He led the Sun Devils to six victories in seven bowl games, including the 1970 Peach Bowl and 1975 Fiesta Bowl, where the team capped two undefeated seasons. The Peach Bowl marked ASU’s first bowl game in 19 years, and the Fiesta Bowl win pushed the Sun Devils to second in the national rankings.
John Humphrey, a wide receiver, in the new Tillman Tunnel at the north end of Sun Devil Stadium
Stadium reinvention project redefines excellence Fans and football players alike are experiencing the benefits from the recently completed second phase of the Sun Devil Stadium reinvention project. The renovated 118,000-plus-square-foot facility now includes a ultramodern locker room, a wide-open weight room, a world-class sports medicine facility, respective position meeting rooms and auditorium, and exclusive player’s lounge. The Tillman Tunnel on the north side of the stadium is now highlighted by a statue of Pat Tillman where the players enter the field. And towering above the north end zone is a new videoboard that stretches 113 feet by 47 feet. Following the final home game in 2017, Sun Devil Stadium will enter the final phase of the reinvention, as construction activity on the east side of the stadium gets underway. ASU THRIVE MAGAZINE
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