A very interesting survey gave Iowa some love for our love of America. In fact, we were ranked the #1 overall most American state based on several factors such as number of major league baseball players from the state -- a statistic I found especially fascinating. I knew we had a lot of them, including several who have come up through our own Cedar Rapids Kernels, but we ranked #8 overall in that category. Other factors taken into consideration were number of Olympic gold medalists, and fast food restaurants per capita, among other things. Check out the full details of the survey here.

More and more we're seeing Iowa being highlighted in a positive light in national news. As a born and raised Iowan, I feel proud to call Iowa home. It reminds me of a postgame Orange Bowl interview with former Hawkeye quarterback Ricky Stanzi from a few years back, you can watch video of the interview below.

[Via Estately]

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