So it's a bye week for the Hawks ... time for a little Nile Kinnick trivia for you Hawk fans out there to keep us occupied.
Note the questions get tougher as you go down the list. Answers are at the very bottom.
1) What year did Kinnick win the Heisman?
2) What other Big Ten school did Kinnick consider attending?
3) Kinnick played what 3 sports while at Iowa?
4) Kinnick played junior ball with what future hall of famer?
5) After graduating from Iowa, Kinnick turned down several pro offers to do what?
6) What was the unofficial team nickname for the 1939 Hawkeyes?
7) What political office did Nile Kinnick's grandfather hold?
8) What aircraft carrier was Kinnick assigned to prior to his tragic death?
9) What two high schools did Kinnick attend?
10) What pro baseball player did Kinnick beat out for the AP Male Athlete of the Year Award in 1939?
Answers: 1) 1939, 2) Minnesota, 3) Football, baseball, basketball (he led the Hawks in scoring for basketball his sophomore year) 4) Bob Feller, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, 5) Attend University of Iowa Law School, 6) The "Ironmen" ... Kinnick played 402 out of a possible 420 minutes, 7) Governor of Iowa 1912 - 1916, 8) USS Lexington, 9) Adel High School, Adel, IA and Benson High School, Omaha, NE (senior year), 10) Joe DiMaggio
Note the questions get tougher as you go down the list. Answers are at the very bottom.
1) What year did Kinnick win the Heisman?
2) What other Big Ten school did Kinnick consider attending?
3) Kinnick played what 3 sports while at Iowa?
4) Kinnick played junior ball with what future hall of famer?
5) After graduating from Iowa, Kinnick turned down several pro offers to do what?
6) What was the unofficial team nickname for the 1939 Hawkeyes?
7) What political office did Nile Kinnick's grandfather hold?
8) What aircraft carrier was Kinnick assigned to prior to his tragic death?
9) What two high schools did Kinnick attend?
10) What pro baseball player did Kinnick beat out for the AP Male Athlete of the Year Award in 1939?
Answers: 1) 1939, 2) Minnesota, 3) Football, baseball, basketball (he led the Hawks in scoring for basketball his sophomore year) 4) Bob Feller, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, 5) Attend University of Iowa Law School, 6) The "Ironmen" ... Kinnick played 402 out of a possible 420 minutes, 7) Governor of Iowa 1912 - 1916, 8) USS Lexington, 9) Adel High School, Adel, IA and Benson High School, Omaha, NE (senior year), 10) Joe DiMaggio
