Iowa plays on "Duke Slater Field?"

Do you have a story about it from 1962 for us, gramps?

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Frederick Wayman "Duke" Slater (December 9, 1898 – August 14, 1966) was an American football player and judge. He was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951[1] and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Centennial Class in 2020.[2]

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Slater played college football at the University of Iowa from 1918 to 1921.[3] Playing the tackle position on the line, he was a first-team All-American in 1921[4] and a member of the Hawkeyes’ 1921 national championship team. Slater joined the NFL the following year, becoming the first black lineman in league history.[5] He played ten seasons in the NFL for the Rock Island Independents and the Chicago Cardinals, garnering seven all-pro selections.[6] Slater earned his law degree in 1928 and began to practice law as a Chicago attorney.[7] In 1948, he was elected to the Cook County Municipal Court, becoming just the second African-American judge in Chicago history.[8] Slater served as a Chicago judge for nearly two decades until his death in 1966.[9]

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Facing racial discrimination charges from former players? Fire strength coach and rename field. They should be good for awhile now.