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How a Facebook Post Sparked The Hawkeye's Children's Hospital Tradition

Each college campus has its traditions.

Penn State and its White Out, Wisconsin and House of Pain’s "Jump Around," Virginia Tech and Metallica’s hit "Enter Sandman." But then there's Iowa and its sentimental wave.

At the end of each first quarter, thousands of fans, players, coaches and staff members in Kinnick Stadium turn to wave at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, which overlooks the stadium. The top floor, dubbed the Press Box Cafe, was completed prior to the 2017 season. Patients and families gather at the floor-to-ceiling windows during home games to watch the Hawkeyes, sometimes holding signs on several of the top floors.