I am a life-long Hawk fan of a 50 plus vintage. I grew up in the Iowa City area. I remember $2 knothole tickets. I specifically recall going to watch the Hawks play Penn St. when Lydell Mitchell and Franco Harris were in the Nittany Lion backfield. It was raining AND the game was on TV. There was only one game per week on TV, and it was rarely the Hawks. But being at the game was better than watching it on TV, just like it is today. Even though the reality was that Iowa was unlikely to win.
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