| Introduction |
| Frank Armstrong |
| Keokuk Baseball Team |
| Frederick "Duke" Slater |
| Jack Trice |
| Ozzie Simmons |
| Johnny Bright |
| Dolph Pulliam |
| Simon Roberts |
| Ruth Collins |
| Sol Butler |
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| Ozzie Simmons and his brother, Don, rode the rails
up from Fort Worth, Texas in 1933 to play football at the University
of Iowa. In his three years at Iowa, Simmons gained more than 1,500
yards, averaging 5 yards a carry. Simmons too often suffered verbal
and physical abuse. In the 1934 Iowa-Minnesota game, fans were upset
when Simmons was repeatedly roughed up by Minnesota players. In order
to defuse tension before the 1935 game, Minnesota's Governor Floyd
Olson bet Iowa's Governor Clyde Herring a pig on the game. Minnesota
won 13-6, and Clyde Herring gave Floyd Olson a prize pig named "Floyd
of Rosedale." Ever since, Iowa and Minnesota have battled for
control of the "Floyd of Rosedale" trophy even though most
people are unaware of its origins.
A common site on Big 10 campuses in the 1930's, Ozzie Simmons running
with the football, 1935 ~Courtesy of Special Collections at the
University of Iowa Libraries |