Playing games in Kinnick Stadium is a thing of beauty. Not only is it a great place to play with great fans all around but the stadium itself has a lot of meaning. But who is the person behind the name Kinnick? Who is the former Hawk the place the Iowa Hawkeyes play their game at named after?
Let’s find out as we look at the life of Nile Kinnick, an Iowa Hawkeye great.
Nike Clarke Kinnick Jr. came into this world on July 9th, 1918 in Adel, Iowa. Adel is just west of Des Moines a few miles.