What is the Iowa wave?
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How did the Iowa wave start?
Fans at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium wave to the children watching from the nearby University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Her idea was simple: During each game, fans in Kinnick Stadium would turn and wave to the children looking on through the hospital windows above. “It was just a quick thought,” Young said.
What quarter does Iowa wave to the hospital?
On Sept. 2, 2017, more than 70,000 Hawkeye fans turned to the east at the end of the first quarter of the Iowa Hawkeyes’ season opener and waved to patients and families in the nearby University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital .
Who started the Hawkeye wave?
This past May, an Iowa fan named Krista Young came up with the idea for fans to wave to the children in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital during Hawkeyes games. A man named Levi Thompson, who runs the Hawkeye Heaven Facebook page, used his influence and reach to help make it a reality.
What college football team waves to the children’s hospital?
Iowa’s Kinnick Wave to the children’s hospital remains the best new tradition in sports | FOX Sports.
Which college football stadium has a children’s hospital?
Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium