Kinnick Stadium
Location	Stadium Dr Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
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. Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the Iowa City Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River 42 (initial construction)
Former names	Iowa Stadium (1929–1972)
Tenants	Iowa Hawkeyes (NCAA) (1929–present)
Capacity	70,585

Kinnick Stadium, formerly known as Iowa Stadium, is a stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa. 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. The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the Iowa City Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Primarily used for American football, it is the home stadium of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, in the sport of college football. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies First opened in 1929, it currently holds up to 70,585 people. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr (born July 9, 1918 in Adel Iowa; died June 2, 1943, in the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 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. 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. AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind 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) 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.

When filled to capacity, Kinnick Stadium would be the fifth-largest city in Iowa (after Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Sioux City). Cedar Rapids (ˌciːdɪrˈræpɨds is the second largest City in the U Sioux City (ˌsuːˈsɪti is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. ^[1]

Construction

Kinnick Stadium was constructed in only 7 months between 1928 and 1929. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Groundbreaking and construction began on March 6, 1929. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of 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. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied 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. Athletic director (commonly "athletics director" is a position at many American Colleges and universities, as well as in larger High schools Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monmouth College is a four-year Coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth Illinois, United States. Iowa won the game 46–0. The stadium was dedicated two weeks later, when the Hawkeyes tied Illinois 7–7. This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of ^[2]

Renovation

The new scoreboard in the south end zone at Kinnick Stadium.

After 75 years of operation, the Iowa Board of Regents endorsed a major renovation of Kinnick Stadium on March 10, 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 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. Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr (born July 9, 1918 in Adel Iowa; died June 2, 1943, in the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela 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. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Brechler press box remaining. 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 Among other things, the rededication featured a flypast by a F4F Wildcat, the aircraft that Kinnick flew in World War II. FlyPast is Britain's top-selling Aviation Magazine, published monthly and edited by Ken Ellis WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[3]

The stadium also underwent major renovations in 1956, 1983 and 1990 where capacity was gradually taken from 53,000 to 70,397. 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) The most recent renovations in 2004–06 pushed the capacity to its current level at 70,585.

Pink locker room

Kinnick Stadium is well-known for its pink visitors locker rooms, a tradition started by emeritus Iowa coach Hayden Fry. Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants John Hayden Fry (born February 28, 1929) was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A College football coach from 1962 to ^[4] Fry majored in psychology at Baylor University and remained interested in the subject. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Baylor University is a private, Baptist -affiliated Research University located in Waco Texas. 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.

Gallery

Relief of Nile Kinnick's famous touchdown against the University of Notre Dame in south end of the stadium. Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr (born July 9, 1918 in Adel Iowa; died June 2, 1943, in the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in

Kinnick Stadium during a September 7, 2007, game against Syracuse University

Students rushing renovated Kinnick Stadium following the Iowa-Iowa State game, September 16, 2006

References

1. ^ Iowa Almanac. Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. NETSTATE. com (2007-06-06). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
2. ^ Kinnick Stadium. Ballparks (2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler
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. The Daily Iowan is an independent 19500-circulation daily Student newspaper serving Iowa City and the University of Iowa community The Des Moines Register is the daily morning Newspaper of Des Moines Iowa, in the United States. com article
5. ^ Opponents seeing red over Iowa's pink locker room, Associated press article at MSNBC with photo. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio MSNBC is a 24-hour cable television news channel based in the United States and available in Canada.
6. ^ Iowa pink visitors' locker room under fire, article at Gay. com

External links

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