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  • 'March Madness' was born here

    Mar 14, 2025 12:00 pm by Abigail BobrowStoried.
    Huff Hall in 1929. Photo courtesy U. of I. Library Archives

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    • Huff Hall in 1929. Photo courtesy U. of I. Library Archives

    The yearly NCAA bracket bonanza owes its namesake partly to the facility in which it was coined, Huff Hall, which marks its 100th anniversary this year.