Hawk Central
Hayden Fry brought a Texas-sized personality and a keen desire to win to the Iowa football program. He redesigned the uniforms, painted the visiting locker room pink and doled out wry witticisms in his southern drawl.
But most significantly, Fry restored the Hawkeyes to national relevance, and then prominence, after two decades of dormancy.
Fry won 143 football games and the hearts of thousands of Iowa football fans in his 20 seasons, retiring in 1998 while fighting cancer.
One of the most cherished and admired sports figures in Iowa history, Fry died Tuesday, the University of Iowa announced.