IOWA CITY, Iowa — Lou Crist, the “Voice of the Hawkeye Marching Band,” was honored during Friday’s University of Iowa Homecoming Parade, along with the Alumni Band’s flagline, twirlers and drum majors. Crist is retiring this year after 44 years serving as the band’s announcer, and while his final football game was Iowa’s season opener […]
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Forgotten Hawkeye Marching Band history
UPDATED Dec. 27, 2021, with photo and information from charter flagline member Cynthia Luse-McKeen regarding the first year of the HMB color guard. As University of Iowa fans gear up for the Jan. 1 Citrus Bowl, alumni reflect on past bowl game experiences, including those with the Hawkeye Marching Band. “BAND 141” celebrates more than […]