The event is named after Hayden Fry, the man who is responsible for bringing the Tigerhawk to the University of Iowa and who many claim is the greatest Hawkeye of all-time.
Stephen Fry | Hayden Panettiere | Christopher Fry | Hayden Planetarium | Tom Hayden | Roger Fry | Nicky Hayden | Maxwell Fry | Hayden Christensen | Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden | Teresa Nielsen Hayden | Lucy Fry | Hayden | Elizabeth Fry | Sterling Hayden | Hayden (musician) | Hayden Black | Fry's Electronics | Fry | Bill Hayden | William Fry | Varian Fry | Russell Hayden | Robert Hayden | Nick Fry | Michael Hayden | Hayden Skipworth | Hayden Carruth | Hayden Bell | Gillette Hayden |
After the 1998 season, Iowa coach Hayden Fry retired, and though Long was considered for the job, Fry was ultimately succeeded by Kirk Ferentz.