Randy Duncan played college football at the University of Iowa in the Big Ten Conference.
30 Facts About Randy Duncan
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Randy Duncan played in two Rose Bowls and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Randy Duncan was born to Hearst and Louise Randy Duncan in 1937, in Osage, Iowa.
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Randy Duncan moved with his family to Mason City before finally attending Roosevelt High School in Des Moines.
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Randy Duncan was a highly regarded prospect in both football and basketball.
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Randy Duncan was a first team all-state guard on the Roosevelt basketball team that lost in the 1954 state championship game.
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Randy Duncan was a first team all-state quarterback for Roosevelt, leading the Roughriders to an undefeated season and a state title in 1954.
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Randy Duncan graduated from high school after the 1954 fall semester, and he was heavily recruited after choosing to play football.
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Randy Duncan nearly went to the University of Colorado in Boulder, but decided to attend the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
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Randy Duncan has said that the only reason was because of his friendship with Iowa assistant coach Bump Elliott.
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Randy Duncan became very discouraged over being constantly berated by Iowa coach Forest Evashevski and being clobbered in practice by Cal Jones.
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Randy Duncan was named the starter and led the team in passing in 1957.
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Randy Duncan battled snow and sleet to throw a touchdown pass for the only score in Iowa's win over Northwestern, and he missed the end of Iowa's tie with Michigan due to leg cramps.
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Randy Duncan scored four touchdowns, two passing and two rushing, against Minnesota, and two touchdowns against Notre Dame, one passing and one on an interception return as a defensive back.
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Randy Duncan was terrific, helping Iowa lead the Big Ten in passing and the nation in total offense.
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Randy Duncan led the nation in completion percentage and passing yardage.
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Randy Duncan was named the 1958 Big Ten MVP, and he was selected as a consensus first team All-American.
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Randy Duncan won the Walter Camp Award and finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting.
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Randy Duncan is one of seven Iowa players to letter from 1956 through 1958.
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Randy Duncan was the first overall selection of the 1959 NFL Draft, taken by the Green Bay Packers on December 1,1958.
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Randy Duncan instead went to the Canadian Football League and signed with the British Columbia Lions.
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Randy Duncan played two disappointing years in Canada before getting cut and then signing with the American Football League's Dallas Texans.
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Randy Duncan practiced with the Texans during the day and attended Southern Methodist University law school at night.
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Randy Duncan did not see much playing time for the Texans, and when Texans coach Hank Stram traded for Len Dawson, Randy Duncan retired from football.
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Randy Duncan finished law school at Drake University, and for years, operated a successful law practice in Des Moines.
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Randy Duncan married Paula Mathieson in 1960, and they have three sons: Jed, Matt and Scott.
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Jed and Matt Randy Duncan played football at Yale University and the University of Iowa, respectively.
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Randy Duncan died in Des Moines on September 27,2016 from brain cancer.
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Randy Duncan was inducted into the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Randy Duncan was named honorary captain of the Iowa football team during the Iowa - Maine football game in 2008.