Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution, has died. He was 90.
Fry’s family announced through the University of Iowa that the coach died Tuesday with his family at his side after a long battle with cancer.
“We are proud to know that our father’s life had a positive influence on so many people, the players, the coaches, and the fans who played for, worked with, and supported his long and successful coaching career,” the family said in a statement. “His legend will live forever with the people he touched and inspired, and the programs he led to greater heights.