CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The oldest living alumni of the University of Illinois Marching Illini has passed away. Barry Houser, Director of the Marching Illini, confirmed that Richard “Dick” Cogdal passed away on Tuesday. A student from 1935 to 1939, Cogdal played bass drum, cymbals and timpani under the first Director of Bands at the […]
After family heard University of Illinois alumnus Richard Cogdal singing the Marching Illini s "Three in One" last month, they worked with band director Barry Houser on the perfect celebration for
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