Quotes by Hayden Fry

“Ive felt sorry for young people who didnt have an opportunity to play football, because I know what the game can offer.”

“In football, like in life, you must learn to play within the rules of the game.”

“Black is a color of power and strength, and to see all those players, with the captains linking their arms in front-its a powerful picture.”

“Welcome to the Salvation Army. Ive never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away.”

“When I talked with an opposing coach before a game and he mentions the pink walls, I know Ive got him. I cant recall a coach who has stirred up a fuss about the color and then beat us.”

“The thing Im most proud of here at Iowa is putting the ANF on our headgear.”

“(Having a proven winner returning at quarterback) makes you feel very confident about your offense, ... But the thing that offsets that confidence is the fact that as a coach youre always scared to death that your number one quarterback, who is really outstanding, is going to become injured. Normally, the drop-off to number two is pretty big because they are so good that its pretty hard for the number two to fill their shoes.”

“He was the one that didnt give us a touchdown, ... He didnt officiate for us again.”

“I just hope and pray that the person is OK, and I hope that whatever Ivory did was in the line of duty.”

“They kept referring to what was on television. I havent seen that.”