After battling cancer, Hayden Fry, 90, the former head football coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes, died Tuesday.

Fry was introduced as the Iowa football coach on Dec. 9, 1978, flashing a self-assured smile and making fans believe the swagger would return to a Hawkeye program starved for success.

Hayden Fry, who died Tuesday at the age of 90 after a long battle with cancer, accomplished much over his lengthy college football career, most notably at Iowa, where he coached for 20 seasons ...

Hayden Fry, former football coach at SMU, North Texas and Iowa, is shown at his home in Mesquite, Nev., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003. Mesquite is 90 northeast of Las Vegas.

Hayden Fry, who helped the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football program return to national prominence in his 20 seasons as head coach, died Tuesday after battling cancer, according to Fry’s family.

Former University of Iowa Head Football Coach Hayden Fry stands near a banner hanging on the outside of Kinnick Stadium near what ha been designated the new ANF Plaza Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 in Iowa ...

Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution over two decades as a Big Ten coach, has died. He was 90.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — There was no template for Hayden Fry to follow when he built his football staff in early 1979. The coach planned to take as many of his North Texas State assistants northbound ...

Hayden Fry, the native Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution over two decades as a Big Ten coach, died on Dec. 17 at 90. The cause was cancer, Mr. Fry’s family ...

Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution, has died. He was 90. Fry’s family announced through the University of Iowa that the coach died Tuesday ...

Honoring Hayden Fry. KCCI took a look into former University of Iowa football coach Hayden Fry's early life, coaching career and the affect he had on the surrounding communities.

Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution, has died. He was 90.Fry’s family announced through the University of Iowa that the coach died Tuesday with ...