Iowa City, Iowa — The Board of Regents has approved a proposal to name the football field at Kinnick Stadium in honor of Hawkeye football great Duke Slater.
UI vice president, Rod Lehnertz, presented the proposal to the facilities committee.
Slater grew up in Clinton, and played tackle for the Hawkeyes from 1918 to 1921.
Slater led one of the best teams in Iowa history.
Slater earned his undergrad degree at Iowa and then his law degree while playing in the NFL
Slater was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class in 2020. Slater died on August 14th of 1966 at the age of 67.
A residence hall on campus was named for Slater in 1972, and a statue of him stands on the north side of Kinnick Stadium.
