Kirk Ferentz has received several pieces of hardware over the past 25 years at the helm of the Iowa State football program, but now he's adding a customized Herky statue to his collection.
On Wednesday, Iowa State unveiled a statue of Ferentz himself in Harkie outside the Hawkeyes' Hansen Football Performance Center to commemorate the past 25 years Ferentz has led the program.
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The statue is a close-up of Herky, the Hawkeye mascot, and is part of the 3rd Annual Herky on Parade. The parade is a traveling area public art exhibit that tours Johnson County from May through August and features 100 different Hawkeye Herkey statues.
Ferentz's Herky statue, titled “25 Years of Captain Kirk,” was designed by artist Yucheng Liu and sponsored by Think Iowa City. His Hawkeyes football photos from the past 25 years are featured.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Harkie Parade, which was started in 2004 by the University of Iowa Athletics Department, the cities of Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, Tiffin, Think Iowa City and the Iowa City Area Sports Commission. .
After the August parade, certain Herky the Hawk statues from this year's class will be auctioned off to raise money to send area children to camp, according to the Herky on Parade website. is.
Ferentz has a career record of 196 wins and 119 losses, ranking him 20th all-time in college football's winningest coaching rankings.
