AKB- Hayden Fry

[sunshinedynomite]

What is our feelings on coach Fry

watching BTN about 85 season.
I always thought a good guy. Interested in the boards thoughts?

 

[fkkkjm]

I always liked Fry. Never felt like he had Paternos number, but an old school likable guy

 

[CF LION]

He was nothing without Luther and Dauber.

 

[sunshinedynomite]

Bill Snyder was OC on that team.

 

[psuro]

He was nothing without Luther and Dauber.

One of the many college coaches who failed at the pro level.

 

[ChiTownLion]

I remember some blue hairs later saying Iowa's players took bribes to fumble that Rose Bowl game.

 

[tomhawk80907]

Had Barry Alverez on staff too.

 

[sunshinedynomite]

Thanks!

 

[diontechristmas]

Had Barry Alverez on staff too.

And Bob Stoops

 

[yeahtoasty]

Pretty sure he was the only other Big 10 coach to vote us #1 in the Coaches Poll in 1994, so I always liked him based on that.

 

[MarkinMadison]

Had Barry Alverez on staff too.

And Alvarez took a few key Iowa coaches with him to Wisconsin.........said he could have taken more, but out of respect for Fry that he did not.....Alvarez was at Notre Dame when he went to Wisconsin, but was still well connected at Iowa.......I think this was the beginning of the end for Fry's career.

 

[IANit]

What is our feelings on coach Fry

watching BTN about 85 season.
I always thought a good guy. Interested in the boards thoughts?

I always liked Hayden. Maybe better at recognizing coaching talent than even as an X's and O's coach. His coaching tree is fantastic: Bob Stoops, Barry Alvarez, Kirk Ferentz, Brett Bielema, Dan McCarney, and Bill Snyder to name a few. Many were on staff at the same time in the early 80s.

 

[Cincinnati Kid]

I remember some blue hairs later saying Iowa's players took bribes to fumble that Rose Bowl game.

That would be Ronnie Harmon.

 

[olelion]

I liked what he did at Iowa. Proved that any team with a pulse could compete in what at the time was a greatly overrated mediocre Big Ten conference.

 

[Ceasar]

IMO he was a great coach. There are very few coaches in modern history who have taken over downtrodden programs and turned them into consistently good top 20, or better programs. The only three I can think of off hand are Fry, Shellenberger and Alvarez.

 

[ApexLion]

Liked him. Anybody that beat Michigan I liked.

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[marshall23]

Back in the 70s there was a huge football coaches clinic in Atlantic City. Conventions were the life's blood of AC in the winters before casinos. I played a slot machine standing next to Fry at Resorts International (so long ago that we actually put coins in the machine). Nice fellow....neither one of us had any luck.

 

[bison13]

That would be Ronnie Harmon.

4 fumbles in game after only 1 all season

 

[lazydave841]

Ronnie Harmon is one of the greatest Hawkeyes of all time, but don't remind Iowa fans of that - Hawk Fanatic

By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Some of you, especially those still bitter after 35 years, might resent me saying that Ronnie Harmon would rank near the top of the list of former Hawkeye stars I would most want to interview. Harmon was unique on and off the football field during his four years […]

hawkfanatic.com

 

[PSUriseANDfire]

Fry to Ferentz has worked out well for them. Basically they are what they are. Always tough to beat and well coached. Sometimes they surprise and look like a title contender.