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MARION, Iowa — In Wilburn Hollis’ basement in a quaint suburb of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, his black-and-gold No. 20 jersey hangs on a wall encased next to photographs of his playing days with the ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Former University of Iowa quarterback Wilburn Hollis passed away on Thursday at the age of 83. No public services will be held. Hollis played quarterback for the Hawkeyes from ...
Wilburn Hollis was a four-sport athlete for the Cowboys who was mayor of Boys Town when he graduated in 1958. At Iowa, Hollis was the first Black quarterback of a Big Ten No. 1-ranked team and was ...
Legendary Hawkeye football quarterback, Wilburn (Wil) Joseph Hollis, 83, Marion, Iowa, passed away January 31, 2024, at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA, with his wife and son at his side.
No quarterback in the history of Iowa football has won the first eight starts of his career. Not Kenny Ploen, Randy Duncan, Wilburn Hollis or Gary Snook. Not the Chucks, Long and Hartlieb. Not Matt ...
SPARTANBURG, SC-- Luke John Wilburn, Jr., 69, of 110 Hollis Drive, died Wednesday, June 15, 2004, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. He was the husband of Reba Peeples (Button ...
Hollis played quarterback for the Hawkeyes from 1959-61 and was one of the first African Americans to earn All-America accolades. Former University of Iowa quarterback Wilburn Hollis passed away ...