Is this an Iowa Connection?
For loyal readers of this blog (really mostly myself), you know that I have a fast and loose interpretation of what qualifies as an Iowa Connection. There are the obvious categories: Born in Iowa (i.e. Joe Burrow) Went to an Iowa College (i.e. Tyrese Haliburton) Lived in Iowa (i.e. Jim Harbaugh) Those categories are pretty impeachable. Then there are the categories that stretch the rules a bit Coached in Iowa (i.e. Ryne Sandberg) Fictional Character from Iowa (i.e. Captain James T. Kirk) Played semi-pro ball in Iowa (i.e. Ozzie Smith) Played pro ball in a 2nd tier league like the CBA (i.e. John Starks) Played for a youth league in Iowa (i.e. Alec Bohm) Named for the state of Iowa (i.e. U.S.S. Iowa) Today I look to see if I want to stretch the rules even further.