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 ...

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 ...

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.

While names such as Frederick Pollard, Cornelius Green, Wilburn Hollis and many more prominent figures ring bells, the Ivy League created their own narrative as they boasted four starting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...