5 Chris Street
The University of Iowa recently held a basketball game in honor of Chris Street’s death that occurred 20 years ago. After a team dinner on January 19th, 1993 Street’s car collided with a snow plow and he was killed instantly. His girlfriend survived the accident but was severely injured and sent to the hospital for a punctured lung and separated shoulder.
During Street’s last game, he set a school record after making his 34th consecutive free throw. Street’s jersey #40 was retired and to this day, the Hawkeyes have not yet retired another number. During his last season, Street averaged 14.5 ppg and 9 rebounds. He was one of the most passionate players the Hawkeyes ever had and was predicted to be a first round pick for theNBA Draft.
