Nile Kinnick, 1936

First Name: Nile

Last Name: Kinnick Jr.

Year Graduated: 1936

Biography: Nile Kinnick was the first Heisman Trophy winner (1939) and the first All-America football player from Omaha. A native of Adel, Iowa, Kinnick attended Benson for two years. He died in a plane crash in 1943 during World War II

Year Inducted: 1978