Coaching great Nelson finally receives degree
Fifty years ago, Don Nelson left the University of Iowa eight credits and a student-teaching requirement shy of a degree. Nelson took correspondence classes to complete the credits. But it took the most coaching wins in NBA history for the university to decide Nelson didn't need to be a student teacher to earn a diploma.
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Fifty years later, Nelson to get Iowa degree
Don Nelson is counting down the days to a life-defining achievement — a moment he has long awaited. Entry into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame? Well, that too. He was announced recently as part of this year’s class of inductees.
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FOOTBALL
Redskins sign former Iowa guard Gettis
The Washington Redskins have signed fifth-round draft pick Adam Gettis of Iowa. Gettis is a guard chosen with the 141st overall selection. He started all 13 games at right guard for Iowa last year and was a second-team All-Big Ten selection by the conference’s coaches.
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New look for Cy-Hawk trophy
The new trophy for the winner of the Iowa-Iowa State football game will depict the team's mascots after a public vote.
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Cy-Hawk II: Less corny, more in line with game
The reaction last summer to a proposed trophy for the Iowa-Iowa State football game depicting a farm family huddled around a bushel of corn was so negative that officials let the fans pick a design to replace it.
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WRESTLING
Hawkeye wrestler faces public intoxication charge
Iowa heavyweight wrestler Bobby Telford faces a charge of public intoxication after an incident last weekend outside an Iowa City bar. The redshirt freshman finished the season 29-9 and placed fifth at the NCAA tournament to earn All-America honors.
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Notes: Bengals get Prater in fifth round
The Cincinnati Bengals took Iowa cornerback Shaun Prater with the first of their three picks in the fifth round on Saturday. Prater played his high school football at Omaha Central. Cornerback was a key area for the Bengals to upgrade in the draft, with Leon Hall coming back from a torn Achilles tendon. Prater was the 156th player taken overall.
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Ex-Hawkeye Reiff could contribute early in Detroit
Detroit Lions offensive tackle Riley Reiff turned down an offer to be in New York for the NFL draft. “They tried getting me to go pretty hard,” Reiff said Friday. “But I love South Dakota. I love Parkston. I wanted to spend it with my family.”
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FOOTBALL
Facilities plan at Iowa OK’d
The Iowa Board of Regents approved plans Thursday for the second and final phase of a facilities plan for the football program at the University of Iowa.
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Hawkeyes to wear '20s throwbacks
The Iowa football team will wear 1921-22 throwback uniforms when the Hawkeyes host Iowa State in the annual Cy-Hawk Trophy game on Sept. 8 in Kinnick Stadium. The game will mark Iowa's third in throwback uniforms. The Hawkeyes wore uniforms modeled after the 1958 Iowa squad when they defeated Ball State 45-0 on Sept. 25, 2010.
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