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  1. Nile Kinnick - Heisman

    WebNile Kinnick was the first Heisman Trophy winner from Iowa and a star player for the Hawkeyes in the 1930s. He led his team to a 6-1-1 record, …

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    • IRONMAN: The Nile Kinnick Story - Iowa History Journal

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      A high school in Yokosuka, Japan, for dependents of military personnel is named Nile C. Kinnick High School. The coin flipped at the start of every Big Ten football game bears his image, and each captain of a Big Ten team receives one such coin at the end of the year.
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      Kinnick was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951, and the University of Iowa renamed its football stadium Kinnick Stadium in his honor in 1972. Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr. was the son of Nile Clarke Kinnick Sr. and Frances Clarke. He had two younger brothers, Ben and George.
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      Though he was just 24 years and 11 months old when he perished, Nile Kinnick set a standard of excellence for all Iowans who have followed in his wake. His story begins in Adel, today a community of some 3,500 persons situated just 10 miles west of Des Moines, in prime Iowa farm country.
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      In 1999, Sports Illustrated selected Nile Kinnick as the third greatest sports figure in the history of the state of Iowa, behind only Dan Gable and Kinnick's youth baseball teammate, Bob Feller. College Football News ranked Kinnick as the ninth greatest college football player of all-time.
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    • Nile Kinnick’s legacy lives on, 75 years after his death in …

      WebJun 1, 2018 · IOWA CITY - A hundred years after his birth and 75 years after his death in World War II, Nile Kinnick's legacy remains strong at the University of Iowa. 'You look at the history of Iowans and...

    • 'Kinnick: The Documentary' honors Iowa football great …

      WebAug 3, 2022 · Learn about Nile Kinnick, the Heisman Trophy winner and World War II hero, in a new film by Scott Siepker. The documentary features interviews, archival footage and personal stories of Kinnick's family and …

    • Nile Kinnick (1951) - Hall of Fame - National Football Foundation

    • NILE KINNICK - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com

      WebAug 31, 1987 · Nile Kinnick was a 1939 Heisman Trophy winner who died in World War II, a leader of the Ironmen and a poet. Read about his life, his legacy and his legacy in this article from Sports Illustrated Vault.

    • Remembering Nile Kinnick – The Key Reporter

      WebApr 7, 2023 · Nile Kinnick was a Heisman Trophy winner, Phi Beta Kappa member, and naval aviator who died in 1943. Learn about his athletic and academic legacy at the University of Iowa and the Alpha of Iowa chapter …

    • Nile Kinnick’s legacy explored in new documentary

      WebAug 2, 2022 · Nile Kinnick’s legacy explored in new documentary - The Daily Iowan. “Kinnick: The Documentary,” produced by Scott Siepker, provides new insight on the life of Iowa’s only Heisman Trophy winner. …

    • Nile Kinnick (1951) - Hall of Fame - National Football Foundation