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Derald W. Stump correspondence to William C. Stuart, 1972-1974

1972: Front

Kinnick's Father At Dedication
Iowa City, la. (AP)  Nile
Kinnick Sr. of Omaha was here
Saturday for a short dedication
ceremony as the University of
Iowa football stadium was formally renamed for his son, Nile.
The name change was made
last spring after a move was initiated by Hawkeye alumni to
rename the 31-year-old stadium
for Iowa's only Heisman Trophy
winner.
Nile Kinnick Sr. was introduced to the crowd, saluted 
by the Iowa band, and received
a standing ovation from the
crowd of more than 55,000.
Nile Jr. played at Iowa from
1937-39.
He  won  the 1939 Heisman,
Maxwell and Walter Camp
Trophies and two years ago was
named Iowa's all-time greatest
player.
Kinnick was killed in June,
1943, when his Navy plane
crashed in the Caribbean Sea.
He was 24,
AP Wirephoto.
Acknowledging  son's  honor . . . Nile  Kinnick  Sr.
waves to crowd during dedication ceremonies.

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Kinnick's Father At Dedication Iowa City, la. (AP) Nile Kinnick Sr. of Omaha was here Saturday for a short dedication ceremony as the University of Iowa football stadium was formally renamed for his son, Nile. The name change was made last spring after a move was initiated by Hawkeye alumni to rename the 31-year-old stadium for Iowa's only Heisman Trophy winner. Nile Kinnick Sr. was introduced to the crowd, saluted by the Iowa band, and received a standing ovation from the crowd of more than 55,000. Nile Jr. played at Iowa from 1937-39. He won the 1939 Heisman, Maxwell and Walter Camp Trophies and two years ago was named Iowa's all-time greatest player. Kinnick was killed in June, 1943, when his Navy plane crashed in the Caribbean Sea. He was 24, AP Wirephoto. Acknowledging son's honor . . . Nile Kinnick Sr. waves to crowd during dedication ceremonies.