C.R. City Council has it right - put Kurt Warner Way alongside Kingston Stadium

(UPDATE: The Council approved it Wednesday night, and Kurt Warner Way will be alongside Kingston Stadium.)

The Miami Dolphins' stadium, which changes names about every 20 minutes, is on Dan Marino Boulevard.

That's how you do it. You want to honor an athlete by naming a street after him or her, have that street be at or near the venue where he or she brought such pride to the community.

Every time people see the street sign for Marino Boulevard, they'll think of the Dolphins' all-time greatest quarterback.

Putting Kurt Warner Way alongside Kingston Stadium -- even though it's more of a driveway than a street -- is the way to go. A couple of Cedar Rapids radio stations have suggested Warner Way be a street near Regis Middle School, which was Regis High when Warner attended it.

No. It's not a horrible idea, but no. When Cedar Rapids has a native son who was a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player and will probably be a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee one day, he belongs to more than just Regis.

If the change Cedar Rapids City Council member Chuck Swore wants to make goes through Wednesday night, in the future everyone who attends a football game at Kingston Stadium can be reminded of Warner when they see the street sign in his name.

Cedar Rapids shouldn't be hiding Warner's light under a dimly lit street light on a less-traveled part of town. On football nights at Kingston, there will be a tangible connection to the most-famous player this city has ever sent into the world.

This isn't about jock-worship. It's about honoring someone who did terrific things at the highest level of sport and did them with grace and heart. Whenever it was mentioned where he came from -- and it was mentioned often -- Cedar Rapids and Iowa never had to cringe. Just the opposite was the case.

It wouldn't bother me in the slightest if the city honored more of its most-noteworthy citizens and former citizens in that way. When you're in the Chicago Loop, for instance, you see lots of streets named for the city's legendary names. It's a good thing.