Kinnick Stadium
Location	Melrose Avenue & Hawkins Drive Iowa City Iowa U.S.A.
Broke ground	March 6, 1929
Opened	October 5, 1929
Owner	The University of Iowa
Operator	The University of Iowa
Surface	Natural Grass
Construction cost	$497,151.42 (initial construction)
Former names	Iowa Stadium (1929 to 1972)
Tenants
The University of Iowa Hawkeyes (NCAA) (1929-Present)
Capacity
70,585

Kinnick Stadium, formerly known as Iowa Stadium, is a stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Primarily used for American football, it is the home stadium of The University of Iowa Hawkeyes. First opened in 1929, it currently holds up to 70,585 people. It is named for Nile Kinnick, the 1939 Heisman Trophy winner and the only Heisman winner in university history, who died in service during World War II. It was named Iowa Stadium until 1972, when longtime lobbying by Cedar Rapids Gazette sportswriter Gus Schrader successfully convinced the UI athletic board to change the name. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 557 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,821 × 1,965 pixels, file size: 2. ... Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Largest metro area Des Moines metropolitan area Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 199 miles (320 km)  - % water 0. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old Cap or Old Capitol Building, Iowas first state capitol building and a university landmark. ... Old Cap or Old Capitol Building, Iowas first state capitol building and a university landmark. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old Cap or Old Capitol Building, Iowas first state capitol building and a university landmark. ... Head coach Kirk Ferentz 9th year, 55–43 Home stadium Kinnick Stadium Capacity 70,585 - Natural Grass Conference Big Ten First year 1889 Athletic director Gary Barta Website Hawkeyesports. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The new Wembley Stadium in London is the most expensive stadium ever built; it has a seating capacity of 90,000 This article is about the building type. ... Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Largest metro area Des Moines metropolitan area Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 199 miles (320 km)  - % water 0. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Old Cap or Old Capitol Building, Iowas first state capitol building and a university landmark. ... Head coach Kirk Ferentz 9th year, 55–43 Home stadium Kinnick Stadium Capacity 70,585 - Natural Grass Conference Big Ten First year 1889 Athletic director Gary Barta Website Hawkeyesports. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nile Clarke Kinnick, Jr. ... “Heisman” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gazette is a daily newspaper published in the American city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ...

The playing surface is currently natural grass, although it was AstroTurf from 1972 until grass was reinstalled for the 1989 season. The installation of artificial turf came at the same time that Iowa Stadium was renamed Kinnick Stadium in honor of the Heisman winner who had perished 29 years earlier. This article is about artificial grass. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

When filled to capacity, Kinnick Stadium would be the fifth-largest city in Iowa (after Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Sioux City).^[1] This article is about the state capital of Iowa. ... Cedar Rapids is the name of some places in the United States of America: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Nebraska This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Davenport could refer to: A place in: England: Davenport, Greater Manchester United States of America: Davenport, California Davenport, Florida Davenport, Iowa Davenport, New York Davenport, Washington Davenport, Nebraska a state electoral district in South Australia Electoral district of Cheltenham a federal electoral district in Canada: Davenport (electoral district) People: See... Sioux City is a city located in Western Iowa. ...

Construction

Kinnick Stadium was constructed in only 7 months between 1928 and 1929. Groundbreaking and construction began on March 6, 1929. Workers worked around the clock using lights by night and horses and mules as the primary heavy-equipment movers. Animals that died during the process were buried under what now is the North end zone. The round-the-clock construction came to an end in July. Despite several problems to overcome, including the athletic director's resignation and a slight redesign, the stadium was completed and the first game was played October 5, 1929 against Monmouth College. Iowa won the game 46-0. The stadium was dedicated two weeks later, when the Hawkeyes tied Illinois 7-7.^[2] Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... blah blah Modern athletic directors are often in a coaching misconduct being proven, often the athletic director will be terminated along with the offending coach. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the university in New Jersey, see Monmouth University. ... A Corner of Main Quad The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, or simply Illinois), is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious campus in the University of Illinois system. ...

Renovation

After 75 years of operation, the Iowa Board of Regents endorsed a major renovation of Kinnick Stadium on March 10, 2004. The US$86.8 million project was to build a new state of the art press box, a new scoreboard with a new sound system, replace the "temporary" south endzone bleachers with permanent seating, triple the restroom facilities, and more than double the number of concession stands, as well as smaller changes such as a new locker rooms, a bronze statue of Nile Kinnick and the dedication of the Krause Family Plaza to which Kinnick Stadium is now adjacent. At the end of August 2006, the project was nearly completed and was rededicated on September 1, 2006 with only finishing touches to the new Paul W. Brechler press box remaining. Among other things, the rededication featured a flypast by a F4F Wildcat, the aircraft that Kinnick flew in World War II.^[3] Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nile Clarke Kinnick, Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Press Box is a special section of a sports stadium or arena that is set up for the media to report about a given event. ... The Red Arrows and Concorde conclude a special flypast over Buckingham Palace on 4 June, 2002 celebrating the Queens Golden Jubilee. ... F4F-3 Wildcat of Lt. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

The stadium also underwent major renovations in 1956, 1983 and 1990 where capacity was gradually taken from 53,000 to 70,397. The most recent renovations in 2004-06 pushed the capacity to its current level at 70,585. A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

Pink locker room

Kinnick Stadium is well-known for its pink visitors locker rooms, a tradition started by emeritus Iowa coach Hayden Fry.^[4] This article is about the color. ... John Hayden Fry (born February 28, 1929) was an NCAA Division I-A college football coach from 1962-1998 at SMU, North Texas, and the University of Iowa. ...

Fry majored in psychology at Baylor University and remained interested in the subject. Believing that pink tends to suppress aggressive and hostile behavior, Fry had the visiting locker rooms decorated completely in the color pink. The pink locker room tradition has been continued with the newly renovated locker rooms, which include everything from pink urinals to pink lockers. Controversy flared during the 2005 season when a visiting law professor, along with other university faculty and students protested the pink coloration as demeaning to women and homosexuals.^[5][6] Despite these protests, however, the locker room remains pink. Psychological science redirects here. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ...

References

1. ^ Iowa Almanac. NETSTATE.com (2007-06-06). Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
2. ^ Kinnick Stadium. Ballparks (2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
3. ^ Kinnick set to reopen The Daily Iowan, 8/30/06
4. ^ Keeler: Hayden lives on: Visitors' quarters still pretty in pink, Des Moines Register.com article
5. ^ Opponents seeing red over Iowa's pink locker room, Associated press article at MSNBC with photo.
6. ^ Iowa pink visitors' locker room under fire, article at Gay.com

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External links

• Kinnick Stadium at HawkeyeSports.com
• Map of the Kinnick Stadium area

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