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Hawkeye Challenge #1-FB Mystery Cache

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24hawki: It's been a great run, but the time has come to retire this one. Thanks to everyone who looked for this cache that had that little tidbit of common history between the Clinton River Kings and the Iowa Hawkeyes and a shared exciting season in 2009!! [:P][:X][8D]

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Hidden : 10/30/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

CACHE IS NOT AT POSTED COORDINATES!!! DO NOT SEARCH AT THAT LOCATION!!

Go River Kings!! Go Hawkeyes!!

This cache is placed to honor the 2009 Clinton HS River Kings and University of Iowa Hawkeyes and the record setting season both teams had in 2009. The answers to the following questions will result in a number that you need to sequentially add together until you have a single digit (i.e.12345=15=6). Each question’s letter will then represent a number used to solve this puzzle.

Ready? Blue 32! Blue 32! Hut! Hut! Hike!!

A. The football stadium at the University of Iowa is named after Iowa’s only Heisman Trophy winner. What was this player’s name? _____ ________ (total number of letters in name)

B. What year did this football player win the Heisman trophy?

C. What jersey number did this football player wear?

D. What is the capacity of the stadium (as of 2009) named in his honor?

E. One of the first River King athletes to play for Iowa was Duke Slater. What was the first year he played for Iowa?

F. River King Matt Murphy is the only Clinton player on the Iowa 2009 roster. What jersey number does he wear?

G. River King Mike Kroemer is listed as a letterwinner in only one year at Iowa. What year was that?

H. River King head coach Dick Olin (late 70’s) has a stepson who played for the Hawkeyes. What jersey number did he wear and what year did he make history with a Hail Mary pass known as “The Catch” to win a bowl game? (#yyyy)

I. River King Dave Holsclaw set a record for number of punts in a single season as a Hawkeye that stood for several years before Ryan Donahue broke that record in 2007. How many punts did Donahue have to kick to break Holsclaw’s record?

J. River King Kenny Ploen was the MVP while leading the Hawkeyes to a Rose Bowl victory in what year?

K. What year did Iowa set a record with its first 8-0 start?

L. When Iowa wins, the band plays a certain song. What beverage is referred to in this song: ____ and where is this beverage consumed: ____ ? (total number of letters in both words)

Have you done your research? Actual coordinates of this cache can be located at:

N BE° (L-H)(E-G).AIB W (A-K)(H+C)(B-J)° (F-L)(F-C-E).JDK

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

First to Find gets a FTF pin!! Good Luck, and Happy Caching!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Cosmic Cachers for FTF!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gvzr sbe tbbtyr be unjxrlrfcbegf.pbz!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)