In 1979 Hayden Fry took over a floundering University of Iowa Hawkeyes football program and turned it into a perennial Big Ten contender. After just three seasons as the Hawkeyes' head coach Hayden Fry took his team to a Big Ten Championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl. Hayden Fry would go on to win or share two more Big Ten titles and go back to the Rose Bowl once more. Over the past 20 years Hayden Fry has become one of the most beloved sports figures in the state of Iowa. After the 1998 season Hayden Fry will retire as the greatest coach in University of Iowa history. Hayden Fry: A High Porch Picnic will relive of the greatest moments of this Iowa legends storied career. This is a book that loyal followers of Hawkeye sports will want to read to share and remember the glory of the recent past. In a state without professional sports the college game reigns supreme. |