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There's not a #1 on the current roster, so here's a couple other #1's in Hawkeye history.

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Aubrey Devine wore #1 in 1921 and Gordon Locke wore #1 in 1922.

Aubrey Devine
Quarterback, 1921, Des Moines, Iowa

Member of Iowa Lettermen's Club Hall of Fame . . . on Iowa's all time football team . . . won conference medal for excellence in athletics and academics . . . inducted to National Football Foundation Hall of Fame . . . three time first team all Big Ten . . . captain of 1921 Big Ten champs . . . led Hawkeyes in rushing, passing and scoring in 1919 and 1920 . . . drop kicked a FG to beat Notre Dame 10 7 and break the Irish' 20 game winning streak in 1921.

Gordon Locke
Fullback, 1922, Denison, Iowa
Member of National Football, Helms Athletic Foundation and Iowa Lettermen's Club Halls of Fame . . . a DB on Iowa's all time football team . . . although he played primarily FB, Locke was a Walter Camp first team all American QB in 1922 . . . scored 72 points as senior to set a Big Ten record that stood for 12 years . . . awarded Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1923 . . . team captain in 1922 . . . earned law degree from Iowa.
 
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