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The University of Iowa is planning to name its football field after former All-American tackle Duke Slater, according to the Associated Press Ryan J. Foley.
Foley explained that university President Willard Boyd first broached the idea of naming the football stadium after Slater and Nile Kinnick together, the latter of whom was the 1939 Heisman Trophy. Instead, Iowa chose to put Slater s name on a residence hall.
A sign of the adversity he faced during his time there, Foley also noted Slater wouldn t have been able to reside at Slater Residence Hall due to the university s policies.
Possibly on next Board of Regents agenda.
Posted: Jul 21, 2021 5:28 PM
Updated: Jul 21, 2021 8:38 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Two people familiar with the proposal say the University of Iowa plans to name the field at Kinnick Stadium for Duke Slater.
He was a trailblazing Black player who was an All-American tackle a century ago. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the plan to honor Slater hasn’t been announced.
The Iowa Board of Regents is set to consider and approve “a proposed facility naming” at a meeting next week. No details about the agenda item have been released.
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Two people familiar with the proposal say the University of Iowa plans to name the field at Kinnick Stadium for Duke Slater, almost 50 years after the stadium itself was nearly named in his honor.
Slater was a trailblazing Black player who was an All-American tackle a century ago. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the plan to honor Slater hasn’t been announced. The Iowa Board of Regents is set to consider and approve “a proposed facility naming” at a meeting next week. No details about the agenda item have been released.
Slater played for Iowa from 1918-1921. In 2019, the UI unveiled a sculpture of the two-time All-American on the north end of Kinnick Stadium. The relief depicts Slater’s famous block against Notre Dame in 1921. In 1972, then-UI president Willard Boyd proposed renaming Iowa Stadium “Kinnick-Slater Stadium” after Slater and Nile Kinnick, but the university decided to name it after Kinnick alone. Instead,
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