Purdue University

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West Lafayette, IN — Public research university, est. 1869; home of the Boilermakers; Big Ten member; alma mater of Bob Griese (Pro Football HOF) and John Wooden (Basketball HOF as player); first Big Ten school and one of the nation's top engineering and agricultural universities; 25 Purdue graduates have become astronauts — more than any other university; strong basketball and football traditions; home of the Mackey Arena crowd, "the Bucket" (IU rivalry trophy), and some of college football's most storied uniforms

Notable alumni

Bob Griese

Football · from Evansville

John Wooden

Basketball · from Martinsville

Len Dawson

Football · from Alliance

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