Interesting/ironic bit of trivia

[Lone Clone]

I knew this, but had forgotten until somebody brought it up on CR.

Iowa and Iowa State both play in stadiums that bear the name of a former Cyclone football player.

Jack Trice and Nile Kinnick were both Cyclones. Nile Kinnick, Jr., played at Iowa.

 

[Roy-munson]

I knew this, but had forgotten until somebody brought it up on CR.

Iowa and Iowa State both play in stadiums that bear the name of a former Cyclone football player.

Jack Trice and Nile Kinnick were both Cyclones. Nile Kinnick, Jr., played at Iowa.

How can this be i always thought you weren’t a cyclone until you graduated?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I knew this, but had forgotten until somebody brought it up on CR.

Iowa and Iowa State both play in stadiums that bear the name of a former Cyclone football player.

Jack Trice and Nile Kinnick were both Cyclones. Nile Kinnick, Jr., played at Iowa.

Iowa State's only conference championship teams were coached by a former Iowa football player..........and then they named their field and stadium after him.

Deal with it.

 

[Lone Clone]

Iowa State's only conference championship teams were coached by a former Iowa football player..........and then they named their field and stadium after him.

Deal with it.

And Iowa's wrestling program was built by a guy who earned his fame as a Cyclone.

It's a small state.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

And Iowa's wrestling program was built by a guy who earned his fame as a Cyclone.

It's a small state.

Touche, but guess what. Iowa had won national titles before and after Gable.

Since this is a contest, I'd say we're still ahead.

 

[CJ_Lucky]

Gable made his fame as an USA Olympian.

 

[naturalmwa]

Doesn’t most every father want a better life for their kids?

 

[Hawki40]

Gable made his fame as an USA Olympian.

Are you kidding? Gable was undefeated through high school and college until his last match of college. Lost to Larry Owings in McGaw Hall in Evanston.

 

[cidhawkeye]

Are you kidding? Gable was undefeated through high school and college until his last match of college. Lost to Larry Owings in McGaw Hall in Evanston.

So he left isu with a loss, left Iowa setting records. Looks like an upgrade all the way around.

 

[Lone Clone]

Touche, but guess what. Iowa had won national titles before and after Gable.

Since this is a contest, I'd say we're still ahead.

Yeah. In 1934 they tied with Okie State. Gable wasn't head coach when they won their next one, but he was the assistant and everybody realized he deserved the credit.

 

[rchawk]

I saw Nile Kinnick Sr. at an I-Club gathering in Council Bluffs, Must have been about 1986. The old gentleman was introduced to the crowd and got a standing ovation.

 

[Madman_1]

Doesn’t most every father want a better life for their kids?

This comment doesn't have nearly enough likes.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Yeah. In 1934 they tied with Okie State. Gable wasn't head coach when they won their next one, but he was the assistant and everybody realized he deserved the credit.

Ohh, he deserved credit for both titles in 1975 and 1976, and not Kurdlemeier?.....

 

[Lone Clone]

Ohh, he deserved credit for both titles in 1975 and 1976, and not Kurdlemeier?.....

That's pretty much what everybody was saying (quietly) at the time.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

That's pretty much what everybody was saying (quietly) at the time.

Well I didnt hear it, therefore it doesn't count and is stricken from the record. The jury may disregard.

 

[rchawk]

Nile Kinnick Sr. had three kids, all boys. The two oldest died in World War II.

If you are a parent, think about that for a minute.

 

[Monzon]

Doesn’t most every father want a better life for their kids?

Most, but not Bob Griese.

 

[cidhawkeye]

That's pretty much what everybody was saying (quietly) at the time.

Everybody? An exaggeration that diminishes your credibility.

 

[CJ_Lucky]

Gable made his fame as an USA Olympian, not Cyclone.

Are you kidding? Gable was undefeated through high school and college until his last match of college. Lost to Larry Owings in McGaw Hall in Evanston.

No sh!t Sherlock. He still wasn’t famous outside of Iowa until his Olympic success and it wasn’t being a cyclone that did it.

 

[Lone Clone]

Well I didnt hear it, therefore it doesn't count and is stricken from the record. The jury may disregard.

That seems reasonable.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Are you kidding? Gable was undefeated through high school and college until his last match of college. Lost to Larry Owings in McGaw Hall in Evanston.

This. Dan Gable was the most famous amateur wrestler in the United States before he even went to freestyle.