He was also the man whose fate was the envy of no one. Nile Kinnick is someone who reminds us how overused the word "hero" is in sport, since he is one of the few who actually fits the description.

Sometimes called the “Kinnick Wave” or officially the “Hawkeye Wave,” the Iowa Wave is a unique blend of tradition and ...

Tom Harkin about Nile Kinnick, the 1939 Heisman Trophy winner. He's the son every mother wanted to have, the boy every father wanted his daughter to marry. He was also the man whose fate was the ...