Iowa football’s place in pro football history grew Wednesday when it was announced two former players would posthumously be entered into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Alex Karras, Iowa class of 1958, and Duke Slater, class of 1921, join former Hawkeyes Andre Tippett, Paul Krause and Emlen Tunnell in Canton. Each were already members of the College Football Hall of Fame—Slater was a charter member of 1951’s inaugural class, while Karras joined such ranks in 1991.
With Slater, there likely isn’t a Hawkeye who’s had a more profound impact on the Iowa program, and perhaps the college game itself outside Nile Kinnick.