At Wisconsin, fans jump at the end of the third quarter. At Virginia Tech, the Hokies take the field to the music of Metallica. At Nebraska they let balloons fly to the air, and at Texas A&M The 12th Man sways in unison. At Iowa, fans have a brand new tradition that was unveiled on Saturday during a home win against Wyoming. The fans turn their attention to the children watching from the windows at the neighboring Children’s Hospital and wave.
Starting this year, Hawkeyes fans stand together at the end of the first quarter and wave hello to the children watching from the windows of the neighboring Children’s Hospital.
#FTK @UIchildrens pic.twitter.com/l0zlvIJoHk
— The Iowa Hawkeyes (@TheIowaHawkeyes) September 2, 2017
Hawkeye fans turn and wave to the Children's Hospital at the end of the first quarter. New tradition this year. Iowa proud. pic.twitter.com/S3FWHEm2vs
— Matt (@twilek7225) September 2, 2017
The tradition was born through a social media campaign asking fans attending Iowa games to find a way to recognize the patients at the Children’s Hospital that overlooks Kinnick Stadium. The campaign actually started forming seven years ago as an effort to help bring Iowa fans together to help out children in need of hospital care, and with the Children’s Hospital now in place to look down on Iowa football games, the two worlds colliding in a way to form this new tradition on Saturdays.
Here is how it all played out during the moment.
Good job, Iowa fans. Keep that tradition going.