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Correspondence concerning the commemoration of Nile Kinnick, 1941-1997

1994-10-31: Page 03

visited Freeport, albeit a year apart.  I also have The Cedar Rapids Gazette of June 4, 1943, headlining Kinnick's tragic death.  I compliment you on the excellent job of editing you did in your A Hero Perished.  Though I have been interested in Kinnick most of my life, I saw him only through others' eyes - from magazines, books, and newspapers.  After reading his personal letters and diaries I feel I actually know him intimately.  The manner in which you took us up to his last letter and last entry into his diary, without biographical wrap-up or commentary on his death, was particularly poignant.  It pressed home The suddenness, painfulness, and finality of his departure.  I'm taking the liberty of enclosing a portrait print of Nile which I produced a few years ago.  Also enclosed is a copy of the press release we issued at the time, which provides some descriptive background.  Unfortunately, my wife was correct when she asked me why anyone would want to buy a picture of a football player from fifty years ago.  I told her she didn't understand that in Iowa everyone was a Hawkeye fan (or a Cyclone fan) and some were

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visited Freeport, albeit a year apart. I also have The Cedar Rapids Gazette of June 4, 1943, headlining Kinnick's tragic death. I compliment you on the excellent job of editing you did in your A Hero Perished. Though I have been interested in Kinnick most of my life, I saw him only through others' eyes - from magazines, books, and newspapers. After reading his personal letters and diaries I feel I actually know him intimately. The manner in which you took us up to his last letter and last entry into his diary, without biographical wrap-up or commentary on his death, was particularly poignant. It pressed home The suddenness, painfulness, and finality of his departure. I'm taking the liberty of enclosing a portrait print of Nile which I produced a few years ago. Also enclosed is a copy of the press release we issued at the time, which provides some descriptive background. Unfortunately, my wife was correct when she asked me why anyone would want to buy a picture of a football player from fifty years ago. I told her she didn't understand that in Iowa everyone was a Hawkeye fan (or a Cyclone fan) and some were