Six years after Iowa’s best college gave up the sport, it’s been courageously revived. Four years into it, the Pioneers are not yet winning a lot, but they’re competitive – and inspiring.
Chuck, I was there in the early 60s when the teams began to win games. The many letters from alums suddenly started to show concern that academics must be taking a hit if football was so ascendant. But there's another story to write about our great track squads of that era under Coach Dick "Killer" Young (originally from Jefferson). It was a privilege for me to be a middling quarter and half-miler on that team.
Chuck, I was there in the early 60s when the teams began to win games. The many letters from alums suddenly started to show concern that academics must be taking a hit if football was so ascendant. But there's another story to write about our great track squads of that era under Coach Dick "Killer" Young (originally from Jefferson). It was a privilege for me to be a middling quarter and half-miler on that team.
Chuck - what a great overview of the football program, the college and the town! Thanks from afar!!