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November 7, 1936 – The first Floyd of Rosedale Trophy is awarded to the winner of the football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Gophers.
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.
Saturday, October 25, 2025 is the 119th meeting of the Gophers and Hawkeyes! ON IOWA! GO HAWKS!
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