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Very nice man. Spoke to him for about 15 min. on Wed. I didn't know he didn't graduate. He and Barber want their sons to go to the U together.
 

highwayman said:
Very nice man. Spoke to him for about 15 min. on Wed. I didn't know he didn't graduate. He and Barber want their sons to go to the U together.
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This would be a lot of fun to see, no doubt.
Maybe we should have them talk to instate recruits about coming to the U?!
 

I've met him through "Drive for Kids," a fund-raiser for Boulder Options. He is very easy to talk to and appears to have time for everyone. Having season tickets back when he was playing for the Gophers, he was fun to watch and always gave 100%. Happy to see that he is still in Minnesota promoting the Gophers.
 

highwayman said:
Very nice man. Spoke to him for about 15 min. on Wed. I didn't know he didn't graduate. He and Barber want their sons to go to the U together.
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He should go back. Is brother played Volleyball at Pepperdine and was an All American I believe.
 


The Rochester Rocket. Love that man. Possibly my favorite Gophers player ever.
 

Would be cool to see Darrell's kid take the field in five or six years.

He seems to be a good salesman for the university overall. I only wonder if gross exaggeration is a recruiting violation.

"It wasn’t long after that I realized Minnesota was the best place for me after my football career was over. There are more Fortune 500 companies within 30 miles than there are in the entire state of California."
 

I think it's as important to remember the negative as well as the positive when it comes to Black History month. Highlighting Thompson is great but I'd also like to see a remembrance of Jack Trice. That was the lowest point in Minnesota's history and should not be swept under the rug. I'm surprised how many people don't know his story and have no idea what happened to him.
 

Khaliq said:
I think it's as important to remember the negative as well as the positive when it comes to Black History month. Highlighting Thompson is great but I'd also like to see a remembrance of Jack Trice. That was the lowest point in Minnesota's history and should not be swept under the rug. I'm surprised how many people don't know his story and have no idea what happened to him.
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On October 6, 1923, Trice and his Iowa State College teammates played against the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was ISU's third game that season; St. Louis refused to play against a black player. On the night of the game, Trice had to stay at a different Minneapolis hotel from his teammates.

During the second play of the game, Trice's collarbone was broken. Trice insisted he was all right and returned to the game. In the third quarter, while attempting to tackle a University of Minnesota ball carrier by throwing a roll block, Trice was trampled by three Minnesota players. Although he claimed to be fine, Trice was removed from the game and sent to a Minneapolis hospital. The doctors declared him fit to travel and he returned by train to Ames with his teammates. On October 8, 1923, Trice died from hemorrhaged lungs and internal bleeding as a result of the injuries sustained during the game.

Trice's funeral was held at the Iowa State College's central campus in Ames on October 16, 1923, with 4,000 students and faculty members in attendance.
As a result of his death, ISU did not renew their contract to play against Minnesota after the 1924 game. They would not play again until 1989.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Trice
 





I thought this thread was about Darrell Thompson not an Iowa State player just saying 2 different subjects.
 

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