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Randy Duncan
Hearst Randolph Duncan Jr. (March 15, 1937 – September 27, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
He played for Iowa in the Big Ten Conference and played in two Rose Bowls (January 1957, 1959). He was the first overall pick in the 1959 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, but played professionally for CFL's BC Lions and the AFL's Dallas Texans. After his football career, he became a lawyer.
Duncan was born to Hearst and Louise Duncan in 1937, in Osage, Iowa. He moved with his family to Mason City before finally attending Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. Duncan was a highly regarded prospect in both football and basketball. He was a first team all-state guard on the Roosevelt basketball team that lost in the 1954 state championship game. Duncan was a first team all-state quarterback for Roosevelt, leading the Roughriders to an undefeated season and a state title in 1954. The teams only lost two games in his three years there.
Duncan graduated from high school after the 1954 fall semester, and he was heavily recruited after choosing to play football. He nearly went to the University of Colorado in Boulder, but decided to attend the University of Iowa in Iowa City largely because of his friendship with Iowa assistant coach Bump Elliott.
His college career got off to a slow start. As a mid-year graduate and due to freshman ineligibility, Duncan had to wait one and a half years to play, joining Iowa in the spring of 1955 but seeing his first action as a sophomore in the fall of 1956. Duncan became very discouraged over being constantly berated by Iowa coach Forest Evashevski and being clobbered in practice by Cal Jones. "Time after time, I was going to quit and transfer to Iowa State," Duncan has said.
But Duncan remained in Iowa City and waited his turn as the backup to Hawkeyes star Ken Ploen in the 1956 season. In a non-conference game against Oregon State, the offense produced a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns after he replaced the injured Ploen in the 14–13 triumph. Iowa qualified for the Rose Bowl, where they faced Oregon State again. Duncan entered the game in the second quarter after Ploen left the game briefly and led the offense to a touchdown in a 35–19 rout.
Duncan was named the starter and paced the team in passing in 1957. He battled snow and sleet to throw a touchdown pass for the only score in a win over Northwestern, and he missed the end of Iowa's tie with Michigan because of leg cramps. Duncan scored four touchdowns, two passing and two rushing, against Minnesota, and two touchdowns against Notre Dame, one passing and one on an interception return as a defensive back. Iowa went 7-1-1 on the season, and Duncan was named first team All-Big Ten.
As a senior in 1958, Duncan helped guide Iowa to one of its best seasons ever. After a surprising early season tie against Air Force, Iowa won five straight Big Ten games, clinching the Big Ten title as early as it had ever been clinched before. The Hawkeyes ranked first in passing and total offense in the Big Ten, while Duncan led the nation in completion percentage and passing yardage.
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Randy Duncan
Hearst Randolph Duncan Jr. (March 15, 1937 – September 27, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
He played for Iowa in the Big Ten Conference and played in two Rose Bowls (January 1957, 1959). He was the first overall pick in the 1959 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, but played professionally for CFL's BC Lions and the AFL's Dallas Texans. After his football career, he became a lawyer.
Duncan was born to Hearst and Louise Duncan in 1937, in Osage, Iowa. He moved with his family to Mason City before finally attending Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. Duncan was a highly regarded prospect in both football and basketball. He was a first team all-state guard on the Roosevelt basketball team that lost in the 1954 state championship game. Duncan was a first team all-state quarterback for Roosevelt, leading the Roughriders to an undefeated season and a state title in 1954. The teams only lost two games in his three years there.
Duncan graduated from high school after the 1954 fall semester, and he was heavily recruited after choosing to play football. He nearly went to the University of Colorado in Boulder, but decided to attend the University of Iowa in Iowa City largely because of his friendship with Iowa assistant coach Bump Elliott.
His college career got off to a slow start. As a mid-year graduate and due to freshman ineligibility, Duncan had to wait one and a half years to play, joining Iowa in the spring of 1955 but seeing his first action as a sophomore in the fall of 1956. Duncan became very discouraged over being constantly berated by Iowa coach Forest Evashevski and being clobbered in practice by Cal Jones. "Time after time, I was going to quit and transfer to Iowa State," Duncan has said.
But Duncan remained in Iowa City and waited his turn as the backup to Hawkeyes star Ken Ploen in the 1956 season. In a non-conference game against Oregon State, the offense produced a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns after he replaced the injured Ploen in the 14–13 triumph. Iowa qualified for the Rose Bowl, where they faced Oregon State again. Duncan entered the game in the second quarter after Ploen left the game briefly and led the offense to a touchdown in a 35–19 rout.
Duncan was named the starter and paced the team in passing in 1957. He battled snow and sleet to throw a touchdown pass for the only score in a win over Northwestern, and he missed the end of Iowa's tie with Michigan because of leg cramps. Duncan scored four touchdowns, two passing and two rushing, against Minnesota, and two touchdowns against Notre Dame, one passing and one on an interception return as a defensive back. Iowa went 7-1-1 on the season, and Duncan was named first team All-Big Ten.
As a senior in 1958, Duncan helped guide Iowa to one of its best seasons ever. After a surprising early season tie against Air Force, Iowa won five straight Big Ten games, clinching the Big Ten title as early as it had ever been clinched before. The Hawkeyes ranked first in passing and total offense in the Big Ten, while Duncan led the nation in completion percentage and passing yardage.