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Veteran Redbird fans will remember champion wrestler Eric Bates from the 70's. Pantagraph story says he died in a motorcycle accident between Mackinaw and Stanford. RIP. ISU Hall of Famer.
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Eric Bates (1977) - Illinois State Athletics Percy Family Hall of Fame - Illinois State University Athletics
Eric Bates, Class: Induction: 1977 Sport(s): Wrestling - Wrestling (1969-72)Four year letter winner ... one of the most successful wrestlers in Illinois State history
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