Adel-DeSoto-Minburn School District
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The Adel-DeSoto-Minburn School District is based in Adel, Iowa
. The school district includes Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School, also called ADM. Nile Kinnick
, the 1939 Heisman Trophy
winner, attended school in the district until his junior year, when his family moved to Omaha, Nebraska
after his father had found work there.
Adel, Iowa
Adel is a city along the North Raccoon River in Dallas County in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 3,435 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dallas County and the birthplace of 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick....
. The school district includes Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School, also called ADM. Nile Kinnick
Nile Kinnick
Nile Clarke Kinnick, Jr. was a student and a college football player at the University of Iowa. He won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and was a consensus All-American. He died during a training flight while serving as a U.S Navy aviator in World War II...
, the 1939 Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
winner, attended school in the district until his junior year, when his family moved to Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
after his father had found work there.
External links
- Adel-DeSoto-Minburn School District official website.