I learned something about Nile Kinnick last night..
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INTIMIDATORHawk
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I didn't know that either until last October when we were at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend (En Route to Ann Arbor). They have one of the coins there. Really cool to see.
For the Record, the College Football HOF has a Heisman Trophy exhibit which is virtually a tribute to Nile Kinnick. There is a big banner hanging in there that says "Downtown Athletic Club Welcomes Heisman Winner Nile Kinnick".
His picture is also the first one you see when you walk into the exhibit, and they play his Heisman speech on a video board.
Very Cool
For the Record, the College Football HOF has a Heisman Trophy exhibit which is virtually a tribute to Nile Kinnick. There is a big banner hanging in there that says "Downtown Athletic Club Welcomes Heisman Winner Nile Kinnick".
His picture is also the first one you see when you walk into the exhibit, and they play his Heisman speech on a video board.
Very Cool
whammer33024
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yet only the 7th biggest icon. he got a raw deal. if your face appears on that coin, you're bigger than 7th biggest icon
FromFry2Ferentz
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Ive known about this for a few years, pretty cool.
Section136
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I knew about the coin but I did not know until last night that Kinnick's body was never found after his plane went down. And they said that rescue boats were on the scene only 8 minutes after the plane went down.
Depends on who's in front of him.
Dick Butkus is #6, as can be confirmed by the Big Ten Icons website (Big Ten Icons - Big Ten Network - Top 50 Student-Athletes in Big Ten History)
Jesse Owens, Red Grange, Archie Griffin...two more...
Section136
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Magic Johnson will be in there and I dont know on the last one. Gerald Ford maybe?
Gerald Ford would be interesting, as he did have a very successful college career. However, was it good enough to warrant a top 10 ranking? (Honest question) Again, these rankings are supposed to be based on their collegiate careers.
Where do you put Jerry West on the list of NBA Icons? His image is the logo for the entire league.
hawkdrummer1
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It is the silhouette of West, quite an honor in itself. But his face isn't shown and it doesn't say "Jerry West".
West would be up there, if you really looked at the history of the NBA.
He has credibility as a player and a GM. If he had stayed with the Lakers instead of going to Memphis, he would be more of an icon. As it stands, Phil, Red Auerbach, and Dr. Buss stand above him as administrator Icons.
As far as a player is concerned, he was on the top 50 Century team. He wouldn't be top 10 as a player. But he would be in the Top 20 probably.
ColumbusHawk
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Tom Harmon (Mark's dad). Evy was his blocking back at Michigan.
Hawke
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That sounds right to me.
