Nile Kinnick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Nile Kinnick

College football player

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: Adel, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1943

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Nile Kinnick

  • Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr.
  • (July 9, 1918 – June 2, 1943) was a student and a college football player at the University of Iowa.
  • He won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and was a consensus All-American.
  • He died during a training flight while serving as a United States Navy aviator in World War II.
  • Kinnick was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951, and the University of Iowa renamed its football stadium Kinnick Stadium in his honor in 1972.

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