An Iowa State freshman walk-on nabbed a spot in the ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ promotion with his tryout that turned heads for the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s (IPPA) viral campaign. Logan Bacon, the younger brother of Cyclone junior linebacker and original ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ roster member Caleb Bacon, was the final student-athlete to try out for the promotion, the Iowa Pork Producers Association shared in a release.
The Lake Mills, Iowa native brought a wheelbarrow full of bacon, and wisely declared, “Because, you can never have too much bacon!” The judges quickly agreed.
Tommy Hamann also made a surprise return to give his stamp of approval.
“Due to the addition of Logan Bacon, the ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ campaign will henceforth be known as ‘Purchase Moore Bacon Hamann Bacon’. The obvious goal is to encourage everyone to purchase bacon, ham and other delicious pork products,” IPPA shared.
Check out Logan Bacon’s tryout video, with Tommy Hamann’s return, at this link.
Logan Bacon joins Myles Purchase, Tyler Moore, Tommy Hamann, Caleb Bacon, Alec Cook and Zach Lovett in the promotion that launched last September and quickly went viral across social media, earned national media attention, and was named the Best NIL Deal of 2023 by the Sports Business Journal.
A total of 19 Iowa State student-athletes appeared in the tryout videos. Like his older brother Caleb, Logan Bacon joined the Iowa State football roster as a preferred walk-on. Caleb emerged as one of the team’s best defensive players last year and earned a full scholarship from Iowa State University at the end of last season. Logan Bacon hopes to follow in his brother’s footsteps, in multiple ways, IPPA reported.
“It’s definitely a blessing to be able to get this opportunity right away,” Logan Bacon said in a release. “I haven’t really done much yet, I just have a cool last name, and it’s been a lot of fun so far. The people at Iowa State have been great. All the coaches, the staff, the players, everyone takes you in with open arms, so I’m really blessed to be part of it.”
The Iowa State football team started this season 5-0 and they are currently ranked 11th in the nation.
“It’s really cool having Logan join this effort, especially with him having essentially the same start that I had as a preferred walk-on coming into the Iowa State program,” Caleb Bacon said. “I look forward to seeing him progress and hopefully have a lot of success.”
IPPA is donating $1,000 worth of pork to every video tryout participant’s food pantry of choice. The Bacon brothers both chose the Lake Mills Food Shelf in Lake Mills, Iowa. That $2,000 worth of pork equals approximately 2,700 servings of protein to fight food insecurity in their hometown.
“It’s huge, especially for a little town like we’re from,” Caleb Bacon said. “All that pork is important to them. That will help feed families in our town that need some help. It’s just really rewarding to be able to give back to the community that we started from and we’re really glad the Iowa Pork Producers can do that for them.”
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