Iowa football: Five most marketable Hawkeyes in Kirk Ferentz era

By Andrew Wade | Nov 2, 2019

TEMPE, AZ - DECEMBER 28: (L-R) De'Andre Johnson #30, Ricky Stanzi #12, Marvin McNutt #7, Adrian Clayborn #94 and Jeremiha Hunter #42 of the Iowa Hawkeyes prepare to take the field for the Insight Bowl against the Missouri Tigers at Sun Devil Stadium on December 28, 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 23: Quarterback Zack Mills #7 of the Penn State Nittany Lions tries to run against defensive lineman Matt Roth #31 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the game at Beaver Stadium on October 23, 2004 in State College, Pennsylvania. The Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions 6-4. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

Matt Roth

Matt Roth was terrifying on the field and off of the field. On the field, he was an electric defensive end who collected 30 sacks and earned All-Big Ten honors twice and All-American honors once before being drafted in the second round by the Miami Dolphins.

Off the field though, there are too many urban legends about Roth to keep count of, which, in addition to starting for the Iowa football team for all four years, is exactly what would have made him perfect for some Iowa City marketing campaigns.

These commercials and endorsements could have been wild for Roth as they played off his crazy mentality, and with the solid prospects of going to the NFL, he could have had Iowa City and state of Iowa businesses after him hard to get his ringing endorsement of whatever product they wanted to sell.

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