Oct. 23, 2003
Former all-Big Ten defensive lineman Aaron Kampman has been named honorary captain for Saturday’s game between Iowa and Penn State inside historic Kinnick Stadium.
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Kampman was selected in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers after a brilliant career with the Hawkeyes.
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Kickoff Saturday is scheduled for shortly after 11 a.m. The game is a sellout; it will be televised live to a regional audience by ABC-TV.
Kampman will address the team and will accompany the regular game captains to the center of the field for the pre-game coin toss. He’ll be on the sidelines with the Hawkeyes during the entire game.
Kampman, a defensive lineman with the Green Bay Packers, is in Iowa City because it’s the Packers’ off week in the NFL schedule.
A four-time (1998-01) letterman at the University of Iowa, Kampman was named a permanent captain of the 2001 squad, a year in which he earned first-team all-Big Ten honors. The Packers selected him in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
Kampman still ranks eighth on Iowa’s all-time tackle charts with 342 career stops. He is a native of Kesley, IA.