There are players on every team that become idols. The players that work hard and play hard. The players whose passion and commitment are tangible in the stands. From 1991-1993 that player was Chris Street. An Indianola boy who played power forward for the University of Iowa.
Street had unofficially agreed to play for Iowa when he was only a sophomore in high school, and when he made it, he did not disappoint. He wasn't afraid of hard work, and always kept the spirits high, on and off the court.
It was January 19th of 1993 when something happened that shook not only the state of Iowa, but the United States as a whole. It was that night after a team dinner that Chris Street was in an accident that took his life.
The phone at the Iowa Sports Information Department rang off the hook, flooding the secretary with apologies, not only at a state level, but from coast to coast.
Today we celebrate the legacy of Chris Street by remembering a player with enough heart for an entire stadium. Every year the Chris Street award is given to the player who displays the spirit, enthusiasm and intensity that Chris used to to display himself.
Though his number is retired we still remember the legacy he left behind. Support our Hawkeyes through their amazing basketball season and celebrate the player who had a spirit to remember. Rest in peace Chris Street.
Street had unofficially agreed to play for Iowa when he was only a sophomore in high school, and when he made it, he did not disappoint. He wasn't afraid of hard work, and always kept the spirits high, on and off the court.
It was January 19th of 1993 when something happened that shook not only the state of Iowa, but the United States as a whole. It was that night after a team dinner that Chris Street was in an accident that took his life.
The phone at the Iowa Sports Information Department rang off the hook, flooding the secretary with apologies, not only at a state level, but from coast to coast.
Today we celebrate the legacy of Chris Street by remembering a player with enough heart for an entire stadium. Every year the Chris Street award is given to the player who displays the spirit, enthusiasm and intensity that Chris used to to display himself.
Though his number is retired we still remember the legacy he left behind. Support our Hawkeyes through their amazing basketball season and celebrate the player who had a spirit to remember. Rest in peace Chris Street.
