Iowa Football Program Honored with National Spirit Award

Another Iowa pride moment! Disney Sports recently announced that the Iowa Hawkeye Football team will be receiving their spirit award for the inspiring new tradition, the Iowa Wave. This tradition started earlier this football season at the end of the first quarter of the Iowa vs. Wyoming home game. The crowd of 70,000+ fans, as well as the Hawkeye Football team, turned and waved to the University of Iowa Steadfast Children's Hospital.

Iowa Football Program Honored with National Spirit AwardAnother Iowa pride moment! Disney Sports recently announced that the Iowa Hawkeye Football team will be receiving their spirit award for the inspiring new tradition, the Iowa Wave. This tradition started earlier this football season at the end of the first quarter of the Iowa vs. Wyoming home game. The crowd of 70,000+ fans, as well as the Hawkeye Football team, turned and waved to the University of Iowa Steadfast Children's Hospital.

In the hospital, children from various units watch in excitement out of their hospital room windows, as well as some in the Press Box Cafe. This box is at the top floor of the hospital. The press box includes windows built floor-to-ceiling that create a great view of Kinnick Stadium for the children.

The Hawkeyes are the 22nd recipients of the Disney Sports Spirit Award. Past recipients include lineman Hank Goff after his combat tour in Afghanistan and many other inspirational figures. The achievement comes with a lot of honor and respect.The uplifting and emotional story struck a cord with our staff as well. For that reason, Iowave ™ T-Shirt Company was created as a division of our tailgating gear. These are shirts to be worn with pride. Five dollars of every shirt purchased goes to the University Of Iowa Steadfast Children’s Hospital.We encourage you to watch some of the videos on the children’s reaction to The Iowa Wave and the difference it makes in their day. Here is one of our favorites.