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Contact: Rick Klatt, University of Iowa Athletics, 319-335-9431, rick-klatt@hawkeyesports.com

Andrew Wheeler, Iowa Farm Bureau, 515-225-5409, awheeler@ifbf.org
Iowa Farm Bureau, UI Athletics Department Celebrate 30 Years of ANF, Announce September 19
America Needs Farmers (ANF) Game Day Activities
New ANF Wall of Honoree Robert Gallery and Former Hawkeyes, NFL Stars to Sign Autographs
in ANF Legends Tent
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa September 14, 2015 -- The Iowa Farm Bureau and Iowa Hawkeyes are
teaming up to celebrate Iowas farmers for the fifth annual ANF Game Day September 19, when the UI
football team hosts the University of Pittsburgh in a nationally-televised college football game that will
kick off at 7:00 p.m. inside historic Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
As in the past, the celebration of Americas and Iowas farmers will begin with a long list of
activities for friends and fans of the Hawkeyes at the Iowa Farm Bureaus ANF Legends Tent, open noon6:00 p.m., inside Krause Family Plaza, located immediately south of Kinnick. Fans will have the
opportunity to meet Iowa farmers and their families, play the high striker and tailgate-toss games for a
chance to win 30th anniversary ANF Hawkeye t-shirts and other ANF prizes, as well as get autographs
from a variety of former Hawkeyes, including the 2015 ANF Wall of Honor inductee, Robert Gallery.
Other legends include Hawkeye great Chuck Long, Head Baseball Coach Rick Heller, Senior AllAmerican Tyler Peyton, Former Hawkeye and current Chicago White Sox Blake Hickman, Head
Wrestling Coach Tom Brands and longtime football announcers, Gary Dolphin and Ed Podolak, to name a
few.
The ANF Game Day activities kick off at 10:00 a.m. with a live band, The Fez, playing in
Krause Family Plaza. Hawkeye fans are also invited to take an ANF selfie with the team swarm in
ANF Plaza.
The ANF programs 30-year history is a testament to farming; our proud heritage, where weve
been and where we can go, thanks to hard work and innovation. Agricultures success is much like the
hard-fought success of athletes such as Robert Gallery. We are proud to recognize Robert as our newest
ANF Wall of Honor inductee, and we thank him for lending his voice to help us reach new audiences who
want to understand more about how their food is grown today, said Craig Hill, president of the Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF).
Gallery grew up on an 800-acre farm near Masonville, and credits his family farm roots for
instilling his work ethic and family values. There was a lot of family time, and those were some of the

best times we had, even though it was work, said Gallery. I enjoy farming; its my parents life and its
a big part of Iowa. Its a huge honor when that ANF sticker goes on the helmet. I try to represent what
that stands for to the men and women who still farm.
Gallerys career has been a testament to incredible athleticism and dedication; following Gallerys
senior season, the star lineman was named to the All-Big Ten team, two years in a row, and was the Big
Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year. Additionally, Gallery was a consensus All-American in
2003 and was just the third Hawkeye to win the Outland Trophy, a recognition of college footballs best
interior lineman. Gallery was voted Iowas co-captain and co-MVP for the 10-win squad.
In 2002, Gallery started all 13 games at left tackle and helped lead Iowa to their first Big 10 title
in 12 years and their first undefeated conference season in 80 years.
Following an outstanding collegiate career for the Hawkeyes, Gallery was drafted second overall
by the Oakland Raiders in the 2004 NFL Draft and went on to have a successful eight-year career.
The ANF Wall of Honor salutes former University of Iowa football student-athletes who
exemplify the tenacity, work ethic, and character of the Iowa farmer, qualities that have helped Iowa
remain one of the leading agricultural states in the nation.
ANF-theme activities inside the stadium will include a special ANF presentation by the Hawkeye
Marching Band during its pregame show, and the on-field introduction of Gallery, who, after retirement
from the NFL, still returns to Iowa each fall to help his family with the corn and soybean harvest.
Harvest is the best time of farming, Gallery said. I really enjoy getting back and doing that with my
folks.
Also on game day, ANF Farm Strong merchandise will be available at Herkys Locker Room
locations around the stadium with a portion of the proceeds from the sale of ANF Farm Strong
merchandise going to support the Iowa Food Bank Association. Since the IFBF and UI teamed up for the
ANF initiative, more than $95,000.00 has been donated to the Iowa Food Bank Association.
ANF Contest Announced
The successful partnership continues, even after ANF Game Day ends; IFBF is also launching an
ANF Weekly Prize Giveaway contest, where Hawkeye fans can continue to enter a weekly drawing for
great ANF prizes, such as ANF t-shirts, hats and sweatshirts. The contest begins Monday, September 14,
and runs through Iowas 2015 regular football season. Sharing the story of farming is a commitment that
remains a priority for us, well beyond the final touchdown. This is one more way for Iowans to learn
about farming, and its fun and easy to enter. Just go to
http://programs.iowafarmbureau.com/anf/gameday/weeklycontest.aspx watch a fun,
educational video from the Iowa Nice star, Scott Siepker, and share one reason why you still need and

appreciate farmers. Its a fun way to see how farming touches so many lives, not just 30 years ago, but
today as well, says Hill.
ANF was first launched during the Hawkeyes 1985 Rose Bowl season by Coach Hayden Fry
when the Farm Crisis of the 1980s was hitting the Heartland exceptionally hard. This year marks the 30 th
anniversary of ANF, a longstanding tribute to Americas farmers and program connecting Iowas farm
families to consumers to learn more about the production of food, fuel and fiber. For more information
about ANF and Game Day activities, visit www.americaneedsfarmers.org.
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