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Bye, bye, Big Ass Turkey Legs
Marc Morehouse
Apr. 14, 2011 1:11 pm
I put this story out on Twitter and the reaction is mostly negative, as you might imagine.
Gazette reporter Gregg Hennigan sent me a link to his piece on Iowa City possibly banning street vendors on Melrose on game days outside of Kinnick Stadium.
Here's the link to Gregg's post:
A grill full of 'Big Ass Turkey Legs' ready for sale at Chuck Ford's Chuck Wagon Concessions food stand along Melrose Ave. Iowa City. Ford's legendary turkey legs are a staple of the pre-game food scene around Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/The Gazette)
Chuck 'Big Ass Turkey Legs' Ford of Iowa City jokes with Jack Brashear, 9, of Estherville as he stops to purchases a turkey leg before Iowa's homecoming game against Indiana Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 outside of Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City. (The Gazette/Brian Ray)