How dare you put the name of the black man second...an obvious white supremacist move.
It must be Slater-Kinnick
It must be Slater-Kinnick
In 1972, the UI President proposed re-naming Iowa Stadium to Kinnick-Slater Stadium. Is it time NOW?
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Not an exact answer to your question, but here is an excerpt from Neal Rozendaal's book about Duke Slater:
(Restating names for clarity)
- "Boyd" is Dr. Sandy Boyd, the UI President
- "Schrader" is Gus Schrader, a sports journalist at The Gazette
- Slater Hall was Ivor Stanley's idea
- The Board of Regents approved the final name
They listed an agenda from the October 1972 meeting. Kinnick-Slater Stadium naming wasn't an agenda item. I would guess the list of board members is similar, though.
Not an exact answer to your question, but here is an excerpt from Neal Rozendaal's book about Duke Slater:
(Restating names for clarity)
So, according to the book:
- "Boyd" is Dr. Sandy Boyd, the UI President
- "Schrader" is Gus Schrader, a sports journalist at The Gazette
The website for the Board of Regents has a list of all former members. It's not very usable. I didn't look carefully enough to find the members at the time of naming, but this should have the information.
- Slater Hall was Ivor Stanley's idea
- The Board of Regents approved the final name
They listed an agenda from the October 1972 meeting. Kinnick-Slater Stadium naming wasn't an agenda item. I would guess the list of board members is similar, though.
The Board of Regents have to approve naming of buildings? Is this still the case?
Not an exact answer to your question, but here is an excerpt from Neal Rozendaal's book about Duke Slater:
(Restating names for clarity)
So, according to the book:
- "Boyd" is Dr. Sandy Boyd, the UI President
- "Schrader" is Gus Schrader, a sports journalist at The Gazette
The website for the Board of Regents has a list of all former members. It's not very usable. I didn't look carefully enough to find the members at the time of naming, but this should have the information.
- Slater Hall was Ivor Stanley's idea
- The Board of Regents approved the final name
They listed an agenda from the October 1972 meeting. Kinnick-Slater Stadium naming wasn't an agenda item. I would guess the list of board members is similar, though.
Look at Duke's body of work and what he faced, this is a no brainer to me.
Yes, this is still the case. They have final say on building naming for any of the state universities.
This includes both donor-funded and honorary (e.g. Kinnick-Slater Stadium – added as an honor, no donations required).
In the case of Kinnick-Slater Stadium today, a recommendation would likely need to be made to the Board of Regents by the UI Presidential Committee on Athletics.
This isn't required, but it's unlikely the Board of Regents would unilaterally make a change without support from the committee.
Which of course is the crux of the entire conversation, and where many people differ in their opinions. Just what are the "right" reasons......
Renaming the stadium isnt meaningful change. Its nothing more than appeasement and pandering.
So...did they say "Nope, he's black. Not putting his name on the stadium because he's black" or are you assuming that was the reason? I'm asking because I don't know the details of how it went down.
Good question. It's inconclusive – thankfully (?!) they weren't so cavalier to say being Black was the reason.
My statement that you quoted was too explicit in stating that as the reason. It's valid skepticism, but we'll probably never know. This discourse was almost 50 years ago, and most of the people involved in the discussion are gone.
Regardless, a discussion based on both merit and equality today is a good one. Especially with Duke Slater going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame later this year.
Great point.
An important distinction here: there is no "mob." I'm one person with a computer who wrote an article about the idea.
Others have joined the discussion, but it's unfair to say this is a mob.
Yes it will. As soon as the media finds another big story everyone will move on.
I like Duke Slater Field. Have a statue of both Kinnick and Slater (each on one side) at the end of the tunnel when the Swarm comes on to the Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium.
I too like the idea of Kinnick Stadium and Slater Field. They're two great Hawkeyes and deserve their own singular recognition. And I like the symbolism of "protect Duke's turf", "this dirt is Duke's dirt", etc. Make a point to refer to both the field and stadium in marketing material, "Iowa Hawkeyes will play Ohio State on Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium..."
To those that say it doesn't matter -- it feels like every big game there's always some TV short covering Kinnick's story / speech in large part because of the stadiums name. Names are important, they carry weight. Duke's story should be told. And also, if you're always waiting for the right time you'll find it's never the right time. Hence the slogan, Just Do It.
To those that say it doesn't matter -- it feels like every big game there's always some TV short covering Kinnick's story / speech in large part because of the stadiums name. Names are important, they carry weight. Duke's story should be told. And also, if you're always waiting for the right time you'll find it's never the right time. Hence the slogan, Just Do It.
