Hawkeye Football Man

By: 
Pat Racette

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Mike Ball is the perfect fan.

He’s realistic, knowledgeable and consistent.

He hasn’t missed an Iowa Hawkeye football game in the last 10 years, which will include Wednesday’s Outback Bowl against 16th-ranked Louisiana State in Tampa Bay, Fla.

Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. Eastern (noon here), as Ball will tally his fourth consecutive Iowa Outback Bowl game in Tampa. The contest will complete his perfect attendance of the last 124 Hawkeye games, dating back to 2004.

“When it comes to Hawkeye football, I don’t miss them. I just don’t,” Ball laughs. “Family and friends just understand that when it comes to football season, I’m not going to be around much, especially on weekends.”

Read full story in the Dec. 26 Tribune-Journal and Clarksville Star.

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