Adel Museum-Nile Kinnick/Gov. Clark
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Adel Iowa Museum
Nile Kinnick/Gov. Clarke Addition
Please support our local Adel museum's expansion, helping us add a new section to house our Nile Kinnick, Jr. and Governor George Washington Clarke collection.
The museum has raised over $87,000 toward the $150,000 needed to construct this addition. With $63,000 more we will realize our vision of the new home this fine collection deserves.
Nile Kinnick, Jr.
As halfback for the University of Iowa, Kinnick gained the nickname "Cornbelt Comet," going on to win the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp Award in 1939. While he was drafted into the NFL in 1940, he decided to pursue a law degree instead. In 1941, he joined the Naval Air Corps Reserve to help fight in World War II. Tragically, Kinnick died in a plane crash off the coast of Venezuela on June 2, 1943. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951, and the Hawkeyes named their football stadium after him in 1974.
Governor George Washington Clarke
Governor George W. Clarke, Iowa's 21st two-term governor of Iowa, and grandfather of Nile Kinnick, Jr. was a lifelong resident of Adel.
Every dollar helps - Please donate today. Larger donations will be recognized in perpetuity at the new addition.
Here is the official Adel city page with further details...
adeliowa.org - museum_addition_fundraiser
Nile Kinnick/Gov. Clarke Addition
Please support our local Adel museum's expansion, helping us add a new section to house our Nile Kinnick, Jr. and Governor George Washington Clarke collection.
The museum has raised over $87,000 toward the $150,000 needed to construct this addition. With $63,000 more we will realize our vision of the new home this fine collection deserves.
Nile Kinnick, Jr.
As halfback for the University of Iowa, Kinnick gained the nickname "Cornbelt Comet," going on to win the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp Award in 1939. While he was drafted into the NFL in 1940, he decided to pursue a law degree instead. In 1941, he joined the Naval Air Corps Reserve to help fight in World War II. Tragically, Kinnick died in a plane crash off the coast of Venezuela on June 2, 1943. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951, and the Hawkeyes named their football stadium after him in 1974.
Governor George Washington Clarke
Governor George W. Clarke, Iowa's 21st two-term governor of Iowa, and grandfather of Nile Kinnick, Jr. was a lifelong resident of Adel.
Every dollar helps - Please donate today. Larger donations will be recognized in perpetuity at the new addition.
Here is the official Adel city page with further details...
adeliowa.org - museum_addition_fundraiser
Organizer and beneficiary
Jan Price
Organizer
Adel, IA
Kathy Barger
Beneficiary
