Nile Kinnick
American football player · United States · On the map · Athletes · Lived 1918 to 1943 · aged 24
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
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About this person
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
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Athletes
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Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 1943 · aged 24
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