Nile Kinnick

24

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska High School: Benson Position: Halfback

Hawk Items: Won the 1939 Heisman Trophy...won the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Trophy (nation's most outstanding football player)...consensus all-American in 1939...all-Big Ten in 1939...named to numerous All-American teams in 1939...was Iowa's and Big Ten's Most Valuable Player in 1939...played in the 1940 college all-star game sponsored by the Chicago Tribune...was the No. 1 Draft Pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1939...is a member of the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame...his No. 24 is one of two Iowa football numbers retired.

Career Statistics
	Rushing		               Passing	 		                                 Total
Year	Car	Yds	Avg.	Att	Cmp	Int	Pct.	Yds	TD	Plays	Yds	TD
1937	95	214	2.3	87	36	15	.414	566	1	182	780	3
1938	53	136	2.6	49	21	8	.429	241	1	102	377	0
1939	106	374	3.5	93	31	13	.333	638	11	199	1012	16
Totals	254	724	2.9	229	88	36	.384	1445	13	483	2169	19
 

	Interceptions	     Punting	         Punt Ret.          K.O. Ret.               Scoring
Year	Num	 Yds	Num	Yds	Avg.	Num	Yds	Num	Yds	TD	XP	Pts.
1937	3	0	53	2346	42.7	36	322	4	114	2	0	12
1938	7	39	41	1686	41.1	11	72	3	72	0	0	0
1939	8	52	71	2834	39.9	19	227	15	377	5	11	41
Totals	18	91	167	6866	41.1	66	621	22	563	7	11	53