• Two legends, a coin and Tom

    Two legends, a coin and Tom

    The 1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team earned the nickname The Ironmen.  They were coached by Dr. Eddie Anderson and were led on the field by halfback Nile Kinnick.   Hank Vollenweider and Red Frye were members of the Ironmen team and played along side Nile. Recently, Tom had the pleasure of watching the opening game in [...]

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    Sep 21 | Hawkeyes, Hayden Fry, Nile Kinnick | 0 comments
  • The Story of Nile Kinnick

    The Story of Nile Kinnick

    NILE is a story about a young man who played football at the University of Iowa in the late 1930s.  But NILE is more than a sports story.  It’s a story about the nation recovering from the Great Depression and on the cusp of the greatest war in the history of mankind.  One athlete, in [...]

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    Jun 12 | Hawkeyes, Nile Kinnick, University of Iowa | 0 comments