By RFD Radio/WFMB
SPRINGFIELD – Three Monsters of the Midway will blaze a trail to the carnival midway at the Illinois State Fair.
Three members of the vaunted defense from the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Bears will not only perform on the Grandstand stage with their band the Chicago Six, they’ll be honored at the annual parade. Dan Hampton, Otis Wilson and Steve “Mongo” McMichael have been named State Fair Twilight Parade Grand Marshalls. State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon says it will be a great experience for fans of the ’85 champs.
“We try to look for a decent band to put on the stage Thursday night. Our production agent, Greg Walton with Fun Fairs and Festivals out of Chicago, said ‘hey, I’ve got this group and it involves three of the Bears, what do you think?’ and I’m thinking ‘oh geez, I can only imagine’. I pulled them up on YouTube and you know, they’re not that bad,” said Gordon.
This year’s Twilight Fair Parade will step off 5:30 on Thursday, August 11th.
