The University of Iowa Athletics Department announced Monday that the Duke Slater Field emblem at Kinnick Stadium will be ...

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Duke Slater was Iowa football’s first Black All-American player and he started his career in Clinton. “Duke Slater had real connection with Clinton,” Rozendaal said.

Slater helped lead Clinton to two State Championships in 1913 and 1914. He went on to become a consensus All-American at Iowa, helping the Hawkeyes win a share of the National Championship in 1921.

CLINTON, Iowa — In 2021, community leaders in Clinton came up with the idea of creating a life-size bronze memorial statue to honor legendary Hawkeye football player Duke Slater.

"People cheering for Duke Slater, and he was this amazing football player. But when he was off the field, he couldn't drink at the same water fountain," Early said.

Duke Slater. (Photo Tweeted by the U-I) Lehnertz continued, “Slater was the first black player inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1951.

Jul 12, 2015 Jul 12, 2015 Updated Feb 18, 2020 0 I realize I'm late with this, but I just discovered Duke Slater. Slater, who was born in 1898, was an African-American who lived his teen years in ...