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Nile Kinnick

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American football player

United StatesAthletesLived 1918 to 1943 · aged 24
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Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr. was an American naval aviator, law student, and college football player for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and was a consensus All-American. He died during a training flight while serving as a United States Navy aviator in World War II.

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Iowa Hawkeyes football
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball

Awards 2

1939Chicago Tribune Silver Football
1939Associated Press Athlete of the Year

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Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr. was an American naval aviator, law student, and college football player for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and was a consensus All-American. He died during a training flight while serving as a United States Navy aviator in World War II. Kinnick was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951, and the University of Iowa renamed its football stadium Kinnick Stadium in his honor in 1972.

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United States
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 1943 · aged 24
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7 languages

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