"Thomas Gene Randall" was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for three seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers.

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We hired him to be decisive, we hired him to be a leader, we hired him to make decisions and to take Iowa State to the next level. And he's doing his job being a leader.

I was hoping we'd get him. He's from Iowa. I think it's a dream come true to have a guy like him lead the program.