Legendary former Iowa head coach Hayden Fry will receive the first-ever Legends Award from Southern Methodist University, the Mustang Athletics Department announced Monday.

Fry will receive the award at the SMU Hall of Fame Banquet on May 1. Fry coached Iowa from 1979-1998 and led Iowa to a 143-89-6 record and 14 bowl games, three Rose Bowl appearances, and three Big Ten titles.

Fry was hired at SMU in 1962; he went to three bowl apperances. The Mustangs won a Southwest Conference title in 1966.

After his time at SMU, Fry coached at North Texas and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

— by Danny Payne