Photos: Fry Fest 2024

Hawkeye fans gathered in Coralville Friday for the annual Fry Fest

Aug. 30, 2024 4:39 pm, Updated: Aug. 30, 2024 6:59 pm

Community members browse merchandise for sale at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. The event, held annually before Iowa’s first home football game celebrates the legacy of longtime Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Community members look over Herky statues displayed at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. The event, held annually before Iowa’s first home football game celebrates the legacy of longtime Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Myles Stout, 9, of Washington, plays NCAA Football 25 at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. The event, held annually before Iowa’s first home football game celebrates the legacy of longtime Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Don Patterson looks on during a Remembering Hayden Fry panel discussion at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. Patterson coached under Fry at North Texas and Iowa. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former Iowa State head football coach Dan McCarney speaks during a Remembering Hayden Fry panel discussion at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. McCarney coached as an assistant at Iowa under Fry. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Phil Haddy looks on during a Remembering Hayden Fry panel discussion at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. The event, held annually before Iowa’s first home football game celebrates the legacy of longtime Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former Iowa Hawkeye and Detroit Lion Jared DeVries speaks during a Remembering Hayden Fry panel discussion at Fry Festin Coralville on Friday. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former Iowa football player Hap Peterson speaks during a Remembering Hayden Fry panel discussion at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. Peterson played at Iowa during the tenure od longtime Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Don Patterson speaks during a Remembering Hayden Fry panel discussion at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. Patterson coached under Fry at North Texas and Iowa. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former Iowa football player Jim Molini speaks during a Remembering Hayden Fry panel discussion at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. Molini’s senior season at Iowa was Fry’s first at Iowa. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Chris Blood (left) and Josh Beck (right), both of Marion, play bags at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. The event, held annually before Iowa’s first home football game celebrates the legacy of longtime Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

The Van Hayden Band performs at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. The event, held annually before Iowa’s first home football game celebrates the legacy of longtime Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Community members play bags at Fry Fest in Coralville on Friday. The event, held annually before Iowa’s first home football game celebrates the legacy of longtime Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

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