Born John G.(Green?)Trice
Married Cora Mae Starlard (later Greene)
On July 27, 1922 in Monroe, Michigan
Born in Denver, Colorado to Samuel Starland & Alberta Little(later Curtis)
Namesake of JACK TRICE STADIUM, Ames, Iowa, home of the
Iowa State CYCLONES
The Story of Jack Trice:
Jack Trice youtube video
Jack Trice majored in animal husbandry at Iowa State College and was the first black football player at the school. His first football game (against the University of Minnesota) kicked off on October 6, 1923. The team traveled north for the game, but since he was black he was not allowed to stay at the same hotel in Minneapolis as his teammates.
During the first half, Trice’'s collarbone was broken. He played on through the injury. In the third quarter, three Minnesota players threw him on the turf and stomped atop his body. He was sent to a hospital and deemed by doctors to be fine enough to travel back to Iowa.
Forty-eight hours later, Trice was dead. His lungs had hemorrhaged and he had further internal bleeding as a result of the vicious and vile actions by the opposing team.
A letter that he’ had written to himself on hotel stationary the night before the game was found in his jacket prior to his funeral:
Oct. 5, 1923
To whom it may concern:-
My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life: The honor of my race, family & self is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will. My whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about the field tomorrow. Every time the ball is snapped, I will be trying to do more than my part. On all defensive plays I must break thru the opponents’ line and stop the play in their territory. Beware of mass interference. Fight low, with your eyes open and toward the play. Watch out for crossbacks and reverse end runs. Be on your toes every minute if you expect to make good.
Jack
Four thousand people attended Jack Trice’'s funeral, and Iowa State refused to play against Minnesota on the gridiron until 1989.
August 30, 1997, the University's Cyclone Stadium was aptly renamed Jack Trice Stadium. Outside the stadium today stands a brilliant bronze statue of Trice. It depicts the trailblazer reading the letter he’ had written to himself while sitting alone in his hotel room on the eve of that fateful game.
Thanks to the Portage County Historical Society
~Russ Gunther
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Married Cora Mae Starlard (later Greene)
On July 27, 1922 in Monroe, Michigan
Born in Denver, Colorado to Samuel Starland & Alberta Little(later Curtis)
Namesake of JACK TRICE STADIUM, Ames, Iowa, home of the
Iowa State CYCLONES
The Story of Jack Trice:
Jack Trice youtube video
Jack Trice majored in animal husbandry at Iowa State College and was the first black football player at the school. His first football game (against the University of Minnesota) kicked off on October 6, 1923. The team traveled north for the game, but since he was black he was not allowed to stay at the same hotel in Minneapolis as his teammates.
During the first half, Trice’'s collarbone was broken. He played on through the injury. In the third quarter, three Minnesota players threw him on the turf and stomped atop his body. He was sent to a hospital and deemed by doctors to be fine enough to travel back to Iowa.
Forty-eight hours later, Trice was dead. His lungs had hemorrhaged and he had further internal bleeding as a result of the vicious and vile actions by the opposing team.
A letter that he’ had written to himself on hotel stationary the night before the game was found in his jacket prior to his funeral:
Oct. 5, 1923
To whom it may concern:-
My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life: The honor of my race, family & self is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will. My whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about the field tomorrow. Every time the ball is snapped, I will be trying to do more than my part. On all defensive plays I must break thru the opponents’ line and stop the play in their territory. Beware of mass interference. Fight low, with your eyes open and toward the play. Watch out for crossbacks and reverse end runs. Be on your toes every minute if you expect to make good.
Jack
Four thousand people attended Jack Trice’'s funeral, and Iowa State refused to play against Minnesota on the gridiron until 1989.
August 30, 1997, the University's Cyclone Stadium was aptly renamed Jack Trice Stadium. Outside the stadium today stands a brilliant bronze statue of Trice. It depicts the trailblazer reading the letter he’ had written to himself while sitting alone in his hotel room on the eve of that fateful game.
Thanks to the Portage County Historical Society
~Russ Gunther
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Born John G.(Green?)Trice
Married Cora Mae Starlard (later Greene)
On July 27, 1922 in Monroe, Michigan
Born in Denver, Colorado to Samuel Starland & Alberta Little(later Curtis)
Namesake of JACK TRICE STADIUM, Ames, Iowa, home of the
Iowa State CYCLONES
The Story of Jack Trice:
Jack Trice youtube video
Jack Trice majored in animal husbandry at Iowa State College and was the first black football player at the school. His first football game (against the University of Minnesota) kicked off on October 6, 1923. The team traveled north for the game, but since he was black he was not allowed to stay at the same hotel in Minneapolis as his teammates.
During the first half, Trice’'s collarbone was broken. He played on through the injury. In the third quarter, three Minnesota players threw him on the turf and stomped atop his body. He was sent to a hospital and deemed by doctors to be fine enough to travel back to Iowa.
Forty-eight hours later, Trice was dead. His lungs had hemorrhaged and he had further internal bleeding as a result of the vicious and vile actions by the opposing team.
A letter that he’ had written to himself on hotel stationary the night before the game was found in his jacket prior to his funeral:
Oct. 5, 1923
To whom it may concern:-
My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life: The honor of my race, family & self is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will. My whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about the field tomorrow. Every time the ball is snapped, I will be trying to do more than my part. On all defensive plays I must break thru the opponents’ line and stop the play in their territory. Beware of mass interference. Fight low, with your eyes open and toward the play. Watch out for crossbacks and reverse end runs. Be on your toes every minute if you expect to make good.
Jack
Four thousand people attended Jack Trice’'s funeral, and Iowa State refused to play against Minnesota on the gridiron until 1989.
August 30, 1997, the University's Cyclone Stadium was aptly renamed Jack Trice Stadium. Outside the stadium today stands a brilliant bronze statue of Trice. It depicts the trailblazer reading the letter he’ had written to himself while sitting alone in his hotel room on the eve of that fateful game.
Thanks to the Portage County Historical Society
~Russ Gunther
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Married Cora Mae Starlard (later Greene)
On July 27, 1922 in Monroe, Michigan
Born in Denver, Colorado to Samuel Starland & Alberta Little(later Curtis)
Namesake of JACK TRICE STADIUM, Ames, Iowa, home of the
Iowa State CYCLONES
The Story of Jack Trice:
Jack Trice youtube video
Jack Trice majored in animal husbandry at Iowa State College and was the first black football player at the school. His first football game (against the University of Minnesota) kicked off on October 6, 1923. The team traveled north for the game, but since he was black he was not allowed to stay at the same hotel in Minneapolis as his teammates.
During the first half, Trice’'s collarbone was broken. He played on through the injury. In the third quarter, three Minnesota players threw him on the turf and stomped atop his body. He was sent to a hospital and deemed by doctors to be fine enough to travel back to Iowa.
Forty-eight hours later, Trice was dead. His lungs had hemorrhaged and he had further internal bleeding as a result of the vicious and vile actions by the opposing team.
A letter that he’ had written to himself on hotel stationary the night before the game was found in his jacket prior to his funeral:
Oct. 5, 1923
To whom it may concern:-
My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life: The honor of my race, family & self is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will. My whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about the field tomorrow. Every time the ball is snapped, I will be trying to do more than my part. On all defensive plays I must break thru the opponents’ line and stop the play in their territory. Beware of mass interference. Fight low, with your eyes open and toward the play. Watch out for crossbacks and reverse end runs. Be on your toes every minute if you expect to make good.
Jack
Four thousand people attended Jack Trice’'s funeral, and Iowa State refused to play against Minnesota on the gridiron until 1989.
August 30, 1997, the University's Cyclone Stadium was aptly renamed Jack Trice Stadium. Outside the stadium today stands a brilliant bronze statue of Trice. It depicts the trailblazer reading the letter he’ had written to himself while sitting alone in his hotel room on the eve of that fateful game.
Thanks to the Portage County Historical Society
~Russ Gunther
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