Under the radar connections to Iowa

[cyputz]

Jeff Hornacek’s wife is from Manly

 

[BCClone]

Jeff Hornacek’s wife is from Manly

So she is a manly woman you are saying?

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Check out Bob Feller. Hard to be under the radar as one of the best pitchers in MLB history, but I believe he is one. Born in Van Meter. Incredible career that I'm not sure many realize.

Had he not lost all those years to two wars, he might have surpassed Cy Young. Threw mid-90s when the average fastball was low-80s.

 

[h-man64]

Jeff Hornacek’s wife is from Manly

Pretty sure she is from Manning.

 

[Dandy]

Troy Aikman's grandmother lived in Denison.

I was going to post this too.

He used to come back about once a year in the offseason when the he and the Cowboys were elite and it was a huge deal. I don’t think he comes back anymore but there are a few Aikman’s around yet.

When I got my senior photos taken forever ago the photographer made sure to show me a family picture he took of the Aikman’s.

 

[Dandy]

ISU fan favorite Nick Nurse is from Carroll. Comes back about once a year I think. The year he won the ‘ship with the Raptors he brought the Larry O’B with him.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

Here is one that many people don’t know. The guy that plays the Wiz in Seinfeld, also known for Reno 911, Vegas Vacation, the Adventures of Pete and Pete, and a ton of other stuff is from marshalltown.

Toby Huss - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[cowboycurtis]

Here is one that many people don’t know. The guy that plays the Wiz in Seinfeld, also known for Reno 911, Vegas Vacation, the Adventures of Pete and Pete, and a ton of other stuff is from marshalltown.

Toby Huss - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That’s awesome. I’m the wiz and nobody beats me!! Then struts around like a jackass. I’ve been known to pull this move off after 6 or 7 dozen drinks

 

[madguy30]

Here is one that many people don’t know. The guy that plays the Wiz in Seinfeld, also known for Reno 911, Vegas Vacation, the Adventures of Pete and Pete, and a ton of other stuff is from marshalltown.

Toby Huss - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I had no idea he was Artie too.

Legend.

 

[pourcyne]

Captain Janeway was born in Dubuque. She grew up to become a prison cook.

 

[4cy16]

Former MLB player, Denis Menke, grew up in Bancroft, IA.

Google Search

 

[pourcyne]

Christian Nelson of Onawa, Iowa, invented the Eskimo Pie in 1921.

 

[NWICY]

Mike Boddicker pitched for the Orioles for a while in the 80's. probably from Norway Iowa definitely the C.R. area.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Prolly not Fertile.

Took you/someone long enough.

 

[GMackey32]

Gacy lived in Waterloo for 3 years and was a member of Jaycees there. He later described these years as the "best of his life". It is also where he turned to sex with underage boys, unfortunately.

His house was 2716 Fairlane Ave, a couple blocks away from MercyOne (old Covenant hospital)

 

[GMackey32]

Mike Trout hunts in Ringgold County on occasion. Hillary Swank has a grandmother who lives in Ringgold County also.

Bo Jackson hunts in Iowa also

 

[GMackey32]

Tech Billionaire Mark Andreesan was born in Cedar Falls. Annabeth Gish graduated from NU in Cedar Falls.

 

[NoCreativity]

Bo Jackson hunts in Iowa also

I'm not sure if he currently does, but I know Ted Nugent used to hunt in Appanoose County.

 

[ISUTex]

Zeke Elliott's mom graduated from Mt. Ayr.

 

[GMackey32]

I'm not sure if he currently does, but I know Ted Nugent used to hunt in Appanoose County.

He used to have a bow hunting camp for kids up here.