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Article: Reilly will always be a Hawkeye at heart; Dubuque native takes spot in Hall of Fame
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- September 5, 2005
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Mike Reilly said he hums the Iowa fight song every time he sinks a
birdie putt.
It's been more than four decades, but the Dubuquer will never
forget the feelings, sights, smells and sounds of his days as a
Hawkeyes football star. Iowa will never forget Reilly, either.
That became official on Saturday, when the 63-year-old was
enshrined in the National Iowa Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame. He
was part of a six-member class inducted at the annual Varsity Club
banquet and recognized at halftime of the Hawkeyes' 56-0 season-
opening rout of Ball State at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.
"It's very special, knowing the people that have been inducted
previously and those that will be coming after ...