Alert Top Story COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL | IOWA Former Iowa Hawkeye basketball player, Clear Lake-native Ken Grabinski dies ethan.petrik Jun 9, 2025 Jun 9, 2025 Updated Sep 13, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa announced the death of former Iowa men's basketball player Ken Grabinski at the age of 75 on Monday.kAmvC23:?D<: H2D 2 E9C66\J62C =6EE6CH:??6C 7@C E96 w2H<6J6D 7C@> `hf_\fa]k^Am Ken Grabinski (right) of Iowa battles with Iowa State's Jim Reinebach during a 1970 game. FILE PHOTO kAm%96 r=62C {2<6 ?2E:G6 96=A65 x@H2 E@ 2 a_\d @G6C2== C64@C5 :? `hf_ 2?5 2 q:8 %6? C68F=2C D62D@? E:E=6] %96 w2H<6J6D H6?E `c\_ :? q:8 %6? A=2J 2?5 25G2?465 E@ E96 $H66E `e @7 E96 }rpp %@FC?2>6?E]k^AmkAmw6 2G6C2865 c]e A@:?ED 2?5 b]b C63@F?5D 24C@DD ea 2AA62C2?46D 2E x@H2 2?5 H2D 2? p4256>:4 p==\q:8 %6? 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Iowa's Brad Banks, Dallas Clark named finalists for College Football Hall of Fame Two former Iowa Hawkeyes will appear on the ballots for the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class.
Iowa women's hoops adds new assistant coach The Iowa women's basketball team announced the addition of a new assistant coach on Wednesday following the departure of Tania Davis last month.
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