Mountaineer
February 12th, 2008, 07:37 PM
This is a great read. xbowx xnodx
ISU only I-A school to honor African-American in stadium name
When Euseph Messiah arrived at Iowa State, he barely noticed a weather-beaten statue outside of his team's home stadium, much less cared whom the facility was named after.
Jack Trice's figure can be found outside the stadium that bears his name, despite a fleeting college career that lasted only two games for the Cyclones.
That might not seem like much. But for those who have learned about Trice's tragic story of sacrifice, it remains one of the most compelling in the history of college football.
Iowa State officially named its stadium for Jack Trice in 1997.
In an age when most stadiums are named after a megabuck donor or a corporate sponsor, the Cyclones' home facility honors Trice, who died from injuries on Oct. 8, 1923, two days after he was trampled in a football game against Minnesota.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blackhistory2008/news/story?id=3242390
ISU only I-A school to honor African-American in stadium name
When Euseph Messiah arrived at Iowa State, he barely noticed a weather-beaten statue outside of his team's home stadium, much less cared whom the facility was named after.
Jack Trice's figure can be found outside the stadium that bears his name, despite a fleeting college career that lasted only two games for the Cyclones.
That might not seem like much. But for those who have learned about Trice's tragic story of sacrifice, it remains one of the most compelling in the history of college football.
Iowa State officially named its stadium for Jack Trice in 1997.
In an age when most stadiums are named after a megabuck donor or a corporate sponsor, the Cyclones' home facility honors Trice, who died from injuries on Oct. 8, 1923, two days after he was trampled in a football game against Minnesota.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blackhistory2008/news/story?id=3242390