Running back and quarterback, Iowa, 1937–39
Nile Kinnick
Lettered 1937–39 (school media guide)
- Born
- Jul 9, 1918, in Adel, Iowa
- Died
- Jun 2, 1943, in Caribbean
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Nile Kinnick played running back and quarterback at Iowa (1937–39). He won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and the 1939 Maxwell Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1939. The Brooklyn Dodgers took Kinnick in round 2, No. 14 overall in the 1940 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
At a glance
Honors
- 1939Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1951College Football Hall of Fame
- 1937, 1939First-team All-Big Ten
- 1939Maxwell Award
- 1939Consensus All‑American
- 1939Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 1939National leader in kickoff return average (25.1)
- 1939National leader in kickoff return yards (377)
All-America: consensus 1939; NEA third team 1937
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
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Books
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