Iowa Gov., Kim Reynolds, has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on Friday, Dec. 20 in honor and remembrance of Coach Hayden Fry. “Hayden Fry was an Iowa coaching legend who left it all on the field in every game, practice and in all aspects of his life,” Reynolds says. “Born a Texan, he quickly earned his place among the greatest Iowans, carrying Hawkeye football to new heights and connecting with our state on a level only few have. During the depths of the Farm Crisis of the 1980s, he popularized the ‘America Needs Farmers’ movement, showing farmers and rural America that he stood by them. Iowans always stood with Hayden Fry, and now they will honor his legacy and always remember him as a model for how coaches should be,” says Reynolds. Flags at the State Capitol Building, on displays in the Capitol Complex and on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state will be flown at half-staff. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to do the same.
