November 7, 1936 – The first Floyd of Rosedale Trophy is awarded to Minnesota as the Gophers – who go on to a national championship – defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes 52-0.
In 1933, a young black man from Texas showed up in Iowa City, looking to follow in the footsteps of Duke Slater. Before he graduated in 1936, Ozzie Simmons had become an All-American football player, but more importantly, he blazed a trail for other people of color and is remembered each year with Floyd of Rosedale – going to the winner of the Iowa/Minnesota game.
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