Stern Pinball Announces Auction of Fighting Illini Football Godzilla Games
Two Highly Collectible Games; Proceeds Benefit 8 Players
CHICAGO, IL – April 5, 2023 – Stern Pinball, Inc. (SPI) announced the auction of two highly collectible Godzilla Premium pinball games
played by Fighting Illini football players during the team’s breakthrough 2022 season.
The two games were housed in the Leuget Players’ Lounge at the Henry Dale and Betty Smith
Performance Football Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.
During the season, players competed against one another and boasted their pinball prowess
on social media as they rose on the leaderboards.
Stern Pinball’s award-winning Godzilla Premium pinball game is one of the most sought-after pinball games in history.
The game features Stern Pinball’s award-winning Insider Connected technology.
The two Illinois Football Godzilla Premium games also include:
- a numbered plaque (1 of 2; 2 of 2),
- player-autographed translites for each game’s backbox or separate framing, and
- Certificates of Authenticity signed by Stern Pinball’s President and CEO.
Proceeds from the auction will benefit eight football players on the 2022 Fighting Illini football team:
- Devon Witherspoon (projected Top 10 pick in the NFL Draft),
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- Jar’Tavius “Quan” Martin (projected Third Round pick in the NFL Draft),
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- Isaac Darkangelo
- Calvin Hart, Jr.
- Tahveon “Taz” Nicholson
- Tip Reiman
- Casey Washington
- Isaiah Williams
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- The auction will start at 10:00 am CT on Monday, April 17, 2023 and end at 5:00 pm CT on Friday, April 21, 2022.
- The auction coincides with the 2023 Orange and Blue Spring football game airing on the Big Ten Network at 7:30 pm on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
THIS GAME IS LOCATED & AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP OR SHIPPING FROM STERN PINBALL FACILITY 2001 Lunt Ave, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007