Hercules the Hawk - An Interview with Dave Conrads (Episode #69, 20 Oct. 2021)

For this episode, I interview Dave Conrads, UI Wild Director, who works with the University of Iowa Raptor Project. Dave shares his love of all things relating to hawks and falcons, including his involvement with Hercules the Hawk, the red tailed hawk who has been inspiring Iowa Hawkeye Football fans at Kinnick Stadium.

We discussed hawks, the last time hawks have been at Iowa football games, the origin of the term "Hawkeye", and backstory of Hercules' journey to being the inspiring symbol and ambassador for the Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team and the great stated of Iowa!

This one was a fun one to do!!