The field at Iowa's Kinnick Stadium will be named for Duke Slater, the trailblazing Black football player who was an All-American tackle a century ago, played in the NFL, and became a pioneering Chicago judge. The university's Board of Regents approved the name Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium during its meeting in Cedar Falls on Wednesday. The only football stadium in the Power Five conferences named for a Black player is Iowa State's Jack Trice Stadium. As a compromise, the university named the stadium for Kinnick and a residence hall for Slater. The university in 2019 added a bronze sculpture outside Kinnick Stadium to commemorate Slater and the 1921 team.

Source: Fox News July 28, 2021 17:15 UTC