May 11, 1921 – My father, George E. Boller, is born in Wayland, Iowa.

George Edward Boller loved Iowa City. Though born and raised in Wayland, Iowa, a little town in Henry County, about 45 miles south of here, Iowa City was the place Dad truly called home.

His dad, Waldo Emerson Boller, took little George to his first Iowa football game in 1926, when he was but five years old. I remember Dad talking about those early days of the long trips up the newly-graveled, sometimes muddy Red Ball Route (Hwy 218). With the games always starting at 1 pm, it was an all-day experience to trek from Wayland to Iowa City and back again.

George Edward Boller was one fine man. One fine father. He was 30 when I came around in 1951, and we only had him until April of 1994. Way too short of time.

Here’s to George Edward Boller – Happy Birthday, Dad!

George E. Boller & Dixie L. Boyer – Following the Flight of a Hawkeye.
– 1921-1930 – Introducing The One And Only – George & Dixie.
– George’s Big Chicago Adventure – The 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
– Henry County to Iowa City – The Red Ball Route.
– The Boyer Family Of Trenton Missouri.
– 1930-1942 – Blessed Despite The Depression.
– 1942-1946 – The Heart Mountain Years.
– George & Dixie – The 1945 Love Letter Connection.
– 1946-1957 – The Wayland Years.
– 1957-1966 – The Mt. Pleasant Years.
– The Daily Iowan – The Newspaper For Hawkeyes.
– George Boller: A Hawkeye Football Nut.
– The Christmas Letters – 1948-1991.
– 1966-1994 – Finishing Strong in Iowa City.
– May 11, 1921 – One Hundred Years Ago Today.
– 100 Years – Dixie Lee Boyer Boller – 1923-2023.

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