There’s a huge relief in the north end zone dedicated to the incredible human being named Duke Slater. They can put his name anywhere and I wouldn’t complain. That guy has an amazing story that came to a tragic end.
Tragic end? He died at age 67 after a very successful life of stomach cancer, tragic I guess but hardly unusual. Tragic is Fred Becker dying at 22, killed by an artillery shell in France, but he played only one season for the Hawks while becoming their first All-American.
But yes, I do think Slater was slighted. Slater Field?