Mt Rushmore of Iowans

[Hawk_4shur]

Born in Iowa. Went on to achieve greatness.

Nile Kinnick
Chris Street
John Wayne
James T Kirk


Others? Robert Ray, Glenn Miller, Dan Gable, Bob Feller, Zach Johnson, Shawn Johnson, Kurt Warner?

 

[BlIIlken2]

Tom Arnold
Kyle Orton
Frodo Baggins
Ashton punk’d Kutcher + Mila (we claim her)

 

[ConvenientParking]

Ottumwan in Texas

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Chris Street? Tragic story but he doesn't hold a candle to some of those people.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Norman Borlaug is first on the list by a mile

 

[ConvenientParking]

Radar O'Reilly

 

[LuteHawk]

John Wayne
Johnny Carson
Bob Feller
Herbert Hoover

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

This should be interesting

 

[TJ8869]

James Van Allen

 

[pablow]

Buffalo Bill
John Wayne
The Beaver
Johnny Carson

 

[ConvenientParking]

Lori Arnold

 

[TJ8869]

Linnea Quigley

 

[ping72]

@naturaImwa

 

[Hawki97]

Sports: Tough call but I'm going with Nile Kinnick.
Politics: Blah President, but he was a President. Herbert Hoover.
Entertainer: This one is really tough call, but I'm going with Johnny Carson. Honorable mention to Radar who hailed from Ottumwa!
Historic Figure: While not born in Iowa, I'm going with Wyatt Earp since he spent most of his boyhood in @joelbc1's hometown.
Artist: In a category that IMHO is bleak of options, Grant Wood gets the prize.

 

[fivecardstud14]

Keegan Murray

 

[NDallasRuss]

John Wayne
Wyatt Earp
Grant Wood
Herbert Hoover

 

[TJ8869]

Artist: In a category that IMHO is bleak of options, Grant Wood gets the prize.

I’m sorry, but the correct answer here was Norma “Duffy” Lyon.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Sports: Tough call but I'm going with Nile Kinnick.
Politics: Blah President, but he was a President. Herbert Hoover.
Entertainer: This one is really tough call, but I'm going with Johnny Carson. Honorable mention to Radar who hailed from Ottumwa!
Historic Figure: While not born in Iowa, I'm going with Wyatt Earp since he spent most of his boyhood in @joelbc1's hometown.
Artist: In a category that IMHO is bleak of options, Grant Wood gets the prize.

On Hoover...had a pretty distinguished record prior to the Presidency.

Anyone elected in 1928 was gonna be a one term president...bad timing.

At the start of World War I (1914-18), Hoover dedicated his talents to humanitarian work. He helped 120,000 stranded American tourists return home from Europe when the hostilities broke out and coordinated the delivery of food and supplies to citizens of Belgium after that country was overrun by Germany.

When the U.S. entered the war in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) appointed Hoover head of the Food Administration. Hoover encouraged Americans to reduce their consumption of meat and other commodities in order to ensure a steady supply of food and clothing for the Allied troops.

Once the war ended, Hoover, as head of the American Relief Administration, arranged shipments of food and aid to war-ravaged Europe. He earned worldwide acclaim for his humanitarian efforts, as well as thousands of appreciative letters from people across Europe who benefited from the free meals known as “Hoover lunches.”
Hoover’s success earned him an appointment as secretary of commerce under President Warren Harding (1865-1923), and he continued in this position under President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933). During the fast-paced modernization of the 1920s, Hoover played an active role in organizing the fledgling radio broadcasting and civilian aviation industries, and also laid the groundwork for the construction of a huge dam on the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada. (Named after Hoover, the dam opened in 1936.)

Herbert Hoover - Biography, Facts & Presidency

Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), America’s 31st president, took office in 1929, the year the U.S. stock market crashed, plunging the country into the Great Depression. Although his predecessors’ policies undoubtedly contributed to the crisis, which lasted over a decade, Hoover bore much of the blame...

www.history.com

 

[NewVicHawkeye]

Bix Beiderbecke

 

[hawkeye54545]

Nile Kinnick John Wayne Bob Feller the guy carrying the catfish in downtown Davenport

 

[BrunoMars420]

Herbert Hoover
John Wayne
Jonny Carson
Ashton Kutcher

 

[GOHOX69]

Born in Iowa. Went on to achieve greatness.

Nile Kinnick
Chris Street
John Wayne
James T Kirk


Others? Robert Ray, Glenn Miller, Dan Gable, Bob Feller, Zach Johnson, Shawn Johnson, Kurt Warner?

Any non-white people? Or just white as white can be.

 

[TJ8869]

Any non-white people? Or just white as white can be.

How about Lolo Jones? Isn’t she half black?

 

[ICWestfan]

Any non-white people? Or just white as white can be.

Feel free to add to the list.

 

[GOHOX69]

How about Lolo Jones? Isn’t she half black?

And a virgin!

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Any non-white people? Or just white as white can be.

George Washington Carver went to ISU I believe…

 

[Hendy hawk]

Donna Reed, for all us old farts out there.

 

[GOHOX69]

Feel free to add to the list.

Simon Estes, Jack Trice (not born in Iowa but still), George Washington Carver (same) , me (for my continued disdain of Shitty High)

 

[General Tso]

Nile Kinnick John Wayne Bob Feller the guy carrying the catfish in downtown Davenport

I came here to post catfish guy but had hopes that someone would have already done so with 20plus posts in the thread. Tip of the hat to you.

 

[GOHOX69]

John Wayne is no bueno anymore.

 

[General Tso]

Any non-white people? Or just white as white can be.

Michael Nunn. Acie Earl was almost from Iowa. (Moline)

 

[jellyfish10]

Simon Estes, Jack Trice (not born in Iowa but still), George Washington Carver (same) , me (for my continued disdain of Shitty High)

Simon Estes chewed me out for having a quickie saw and a spade in his yard. Dude sounds like Darth Vader.

/csb

 

[GOHOX69]

Michael Nunn. Acie Earl was almost from Iowa. (Moline)

I still see Acie shopping at my local HyVee. I believe he lives in N. Liberty. I think he's 2x taller than me but I could take him in a sprint. He still has the same gait.

 

[DropitlikeitsHawk]

Van Allen
Hoover
Borlaug
Wayne

 

[83Hawk]

Van Allen
Hoover
Borlaug
Wayne

This is the correct answer. End of thread. Although a case can be made for Grant Wood instead of Borlaug.

 

[JupiterHawk]

John Wayne is no bueno anymore.

Plus Wayne left the state when he was 6 years old. Kind of embarrassing to include him. I would rather vote for Ashton who actually embraces Iowa.

 

[Thunderlips71]

India Summer

 

[ICWestfan]

Michael Nunn. Acie Earl was almost from Iowa. (Moline)

Replace Acie with Ricky Davis who was from Dport?

 

[GOHOX69]

India Summer

Now we're talking.

 

[Hawkdiver]

Fonda Dix?