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Iowa football: Where the 2005 Capital One Bowl champions are today

By Andrew Wade

ORLANDO, FL - JANUARY 1: The Iowa Hawkeyes kick off after scoring a touchdown against the LSU Tigers during the Capital One Bowl at the Florida Citrus Bowl on January 1, 2005 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Matt Stroshane/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - JANUARY 1: The Iowa Hawkeyes kick off after scoring a touchdown against the LSU Tigers during the Capital One Bowl at the Florida Citrus Bowl on January 1, 2005 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Matt Stroshane/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – SEPTEMBER 28: Ed Hinkel #11 of Iowa celebrates after scoring a touchdown to give the Hawkeyes a 23-0 lead over Penn State on September 28, 2002 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. Iowa defeated Penn State in overtime 42-35. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – SEPTEMBER 28: Ed Hinkel #11 of Iowa celebrates after scoring a touchdown to give the Hawkeyes a 23-0 lead over Penn State on September 28, 2002 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. Iowa defeated Penn State in overtime 42-35. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Ed Hinkel

Ed Hinkel wasn’t the Iowa football team’s leading receiver during the 2004 season, but he is a guy who is revered by Iowa football fans everywhere, and he came through in a big way in the biggest game of the season. Against LSU in the Capital One Bowl, Hinkel accounted for half of the Hawkeye’s receptions with 10 for 93 yards.

In his four-year career, Hinkel totaled 1,588 yards receiving along with 16 receiving touchdowns, but after his Iowa football career ended, so did his football career in general.

His post-football life has been focused on medical device sales as he started as a Territory Manager with Midwest Medical before moving on to Smith and Nephew Sports Medicine as a Sales Rep.

In his spare time, he is active in the community of Iowa City as an assistant coach with Iowa City Regina. Regina is a powerhouse private school in the state of Iowa, at one point winning six straight championships under the guidance of another former Iowa football player, Marv Cook.

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