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Nile C. Kinnick High, "Home of the Red Devils", is a school filled with tradition, pride, and a sense of history.
The name Yo-Hi has been around for a long time and currently describes the areas from which most family members
come - Yokosuka/Yokohama. However, Yo-Hi began on the Bluff in Yokohama during the occupation after World War II.
It then moved to the old Navy Exchange area in the Honmoku distric of Yokohama. In the fall of 1971, it moved to
a refurbished Marine Corps barracks that had previously been a Japanese Imperial navy basic training camp.
Nile Clark Kinnick, after whom the school was re-named, was an outstanding scholar/athlete, the winner of the
Heisman Trophy in 1939 (see video at right), a member of Phi Beta Kappa, University of Iowa graduate, law student,
and destined to become a pre-eminent jurist. However, during WWII, Kinnick was killed when his Navy fighter plane
went down on a training mission off the USS LEXINGTON in the Caribbean. He has become a symbol of the promise
and potential of youth.
Yo-Hi has many things going for it. It is small enough that students all know each other. There is a real sense of
community and fellowship. There are ample opportunities to be participants in all phases of school life - althletics,
school government, clubs, and a variety of activities. You are welcome in everything you go out for at Yo-Hi. Take
a look at our activities link for more information on what we offer. Sponsors love you, and your fellow students and
teammates need you!
Most students here are just like you. There are uneasy feelings about having to leave "home" and travel to some place
far away as Asia. However, you will soon disover that living overseas provides many wonderful opportunities for
families. The Japanese people are open to sharing their culture with us, and, Japan is safe! Traveling off base on
the trains is easy, fun, and fast. You will find that it is the preferred method of going anywhere for most people.
We hope you enjoy Japan, our excellent school, and all of the many wonderful traditions that make Nile C. Kinnick
High School what it is today. Please take the time to view the rest of our web site.
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In the days when sixty minute men were common in college football, Nile C. Kinnick took the lable to new
heights. In his Heisman season of 1939 Kinnick was involved in 107 of Iowa's 130 points as a runner, a passer, and kicker.
In a nationwide poll that year Kinnick was named the top male athlete, ahead of Joe DeMajio, Joe Lewis, Byron Nelson, among others.
He turned down professional football for law school but join the war effort in 1941 as part of the Naval Air Corps reserve.
In 1943 is plane crashed during a training flight. His body was never covered. But the memory of the fifth Heisman trophy
winner in history lives on each fall. The Iowa Hawkeys play their home game at Kinnick Stadium. (CNNSI)
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