Two former Iowa players make CFB Hall of Fame ballot

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On Tuesday the latest group of nominees for the College Football Hall of Fame were announced. The Iowa Hawkeyes had two players who made the cut.

Defensive end Andre Tippett was a 1981 Consensus First Team All-American, two-time First Team All-Big Ten performer and holds the school record for TFL yardage (153 yards/20 TFL).

Wide Receiver and return specialist Tim Dwight was also nominated. He was a two-time First Team All-American, First Team All-Big Ten who placed seventh in 1997 Heisman Trophy voting as well as finishing his career as the Big Ten’s leader in punt return yardage (1,102).

(h/t CFB Hall of Fame)

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