“Kinnick Stadium”
Iowa City, Iowa
The beautiful University of Iowa Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City is the gathering place for over 70,000 of Iowa’s finest fans every fall. Kinnick Stadium was built in 1929, replacing Iowa Field which was on the east side of the Iowa River just west of the Main Library. Major reconstructions have included the new Paul W. Brechler Press Box in 2006 and new end zone updates in 2013 and 2019. In 2021 the field was named Duke Slater Field after one of the University of Iowa’s greatest players (1918-1921).
This painting depicts “The Wave” to the children, their families and UIHC staff in Stead Family Childrens’ Hospital during the Oct 9, 2021 game of nationally ranked teams Iowa (#3) and Penn State (#4), with Iowa with a big win 23-20.
Included in this painting: The Krause Family Plaza, mascots Herky and the Penn State Nittany Lion, cheerleaders, half-time T-38 Talon flyover courtesy of the 90th Flying Training Squadron out of Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Tx, Nile Kinnick statue with fans patting his football helmet by his feet for good luck, scoreboard showing stats at the end of the 1st quarter with the winningest Big Ten coaches: 1. Woody Hayes (202), 2. Amos Alonzo Stagg (199), 3. Bo Schembechler (194), and 4. our own Kirk Ferentz (168) Iowa’s all-time winningest coach, surpassing Hayden Fry in 2019, thank you to our healthcare workers, a Cambus, and one of our newest and most exciting Iowa traditions the Hawkeye Case IH 1680 Combine TUV (tailgate utility vehicle) which first appeared in 2018, and the family who brought it to life and welcomes all Hawk fans to come tailgate. Also included: the world’s biggest Hawkeye memorabilia collector Lonnie Tanner with his six daughters and his custom 1982 Hawkeye Ford Econoline van you can visit at Fryfest every year, I have driven Marvin McNutt (#7 2008-2011) and his family to the game, “ANF” America Need Farmers which was developed by Jim White Director of Promotion and Marketing in 1985 under Coach Hayden Fry to recognize and honor farmers during the farm crisis.
Special guests on the field: Former Hawkeye football players Bob Stoops (1979-1982), WWE champion Ettore “Big E” Ewen (2004-2006), Marshal Yanda (2005-2007) who received the Iowa Farm Bureau ANF Wall of Honor award that day, UI National Champion Wrestling coach Tom Brands and his wrestlers, and UI Raptor Center Dave Conrads with “Hercules 2” a female red-tailed hawk, and FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff pregame show was at the Old Capitol.
The moon was a waxing crescent in a beautiful blue Iowa sky. |
