Many across the United States and some overseas are aware of the first Iowa wave that left fans and opponents alike awestruck. This wave started in Kinnick stadium last year during a football game and hit the target audience in the heart like a Hail Mary pass in the end zone. Sick patients watching the game from the 12th floor of the University of Iowa Stead Family Hospital received a message of love and support from the 70,000 plus fans waving at them. This act of kindness is repeated at every Hawkeye home game.
It's a new season today and Iowa fans are assembling once again. The Iowa wave will likely become a permanent fixture for generations that follow. Today is the perfect day to introduce the next Iowa wave. My inanimate friends, Wilson and Cory the Costco bear, are sporting their new pink headbands in support of two people from my tennis circle of friends. Dr. Fred Dietz, an affiliate of the University of Iowa hospital who specialized in treating club foot for youth, was my teammate and passed away recently after losing a battle to pancreatic cancer. Another anonymous friend from my hometown in Southern California was recently diagnosed with cancer. These headbands are meant to offer support for anyone fighting cancer and to honor these two people who are close to my heart. And so the second Iowa wave begins today on a day that happens to be my friend's birthday. Happy birthday from Wilson, Cory and the rest of the Mulligans of Iowa. May this wave reach all the ends of the earth. Have a great day.
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