Hayden Fry, who helped the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football program return to national prominence in his 20 seasons as head coach, died Tuesday after battling cancer, according to Fry's family. He was 90 years old.
"We are proud to know that our father's life had a positive influence on so many people, the players, the coaches, and the fans who played for, worked with, and supported his long and successful coaching career," the family said in a written statement."His legend will live forever with the people he touched and inspired, and the programs he led to greater heights.
He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He retired after the 1998 season, going 143-89-6 at Iowa. Overall, he was 233-177-10 as a head coach."Hayden was always on the cutting edge and looking for the best people, regardless of race, creed, or color," said Merton Hanks, who played defensive back at Iowa from 1987 to 1990."What he did at Iowa, really rebuilding that program to what it was, to quite frankly, national power.
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