University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Hall of Fame

Ben Boothby
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 2012
Merlin Taylor Academic Hall of Fame Award
Ben Boothby will be honored as the Merlin Taylor Academic Hall of Fame Award winner. Boothby was a two-time first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference pick and earned first-team All-America honors as a senior in 2011. Boothby earned second-team academic All-America accolades in 2010 and was a two-time first- team all-district academic pick. He was a finalist for the 2011 FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship and was a semifinalist for the 2011 William V. Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman).
Ben Boothby will be honored as the Merlin Taylor Academic Hall of Fame Award winner. Boothby was a two-time first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference pick and earned first-team All-America honors as a senior in 2011. Boothby earned second-team academic All-America accolades in 2010 and was a two-time first- team all-district academic pick. He was a finalist for the 2011 FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship and was a semifinalist for the 2011 William V. Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman).
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