>>>>I just want to know how come the university has the 'Hawkeyes', but it was Radar who was from Iowa.
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>>>He was not only from Iowa, but also my hometown of Ottumwa.
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>>Of all the cities I've lived in (9 cities in 6 six states over the past 30 years or so), my second favorite was Fairfield IA (96-97). Of course, you can make a good case that it isn't really in Iowa.
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>Okay, you've got me wondering why Fairfield might not really be in Iowa? I haven't been to Iowa much since I graduated High School in 1956, so I guess Ottumwa and Fairfield could've washed down river to the Mississippi. It came close to happening in, I believe, 1947:)

See my reply to Mike.