Klotz, Hamilton Try Out for 'Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon' Campaign

September 18, 2024

 

Iowa State Cyclone football players Stevo Klotz and Xavier Hamilton are attempting to attach their names to the popular ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ promotion. The Iowa Pork Producers Association has been looking for more Iowa State student athletes to join the NIL (name, image, likeness) partnership to encourage Iowans to eat more pork products.

Klotz, a senior tight end from Chaska, Minn., and Hamilton, a freshman defensive lineman from Bettendorf, Iowa, are the latest Cyclones to participate in tryouts for the campaign. They’re hoping to join Myles Purchase, Tyler Moore, Tommy Hamann, Caleb Bacon, Alec Cook and Zachary Lovett in the ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ initiative. The promotion launched last September and quickly went viral across social media, earned national media attention, and was named the Best NIL Deal of 2023.

So, is there a place for Klotz and Hamilton on the ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ roster? They attempted a little subterfuge to make their names fit. Watch the video to see the tryouts and the judges’ reactions.

“I kind of figured it would be something in the realm of what it turned out to be, just playing on words,” Klotz said. “I think it fits well and I find it funny how we seem to have perfect names for a lot of different scenarios to promote pork. It all just meshes together, and it’s fun to hang out with the guys.”

In a series of videos to be released every Monday at 10 a.m. through October 7, Purchase, Moore, Hamann, and Bacon will continue to serve as a panel of judges as their fellow student-athletes try to join the pork roster. October is National Pork Month, aka ‘Porktober’.

In conjunction with the NIL partnership, the Iowa Pork Producers Association is donating $1,000 worth of pork to each participant’s food bank or food pantry of choice to help fight food insecurity.

“The ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ promotion is an incredible opportunity to ensure greatly needed protein is provided to families, individuals and seniors who don’t have enough food to eat,” said Linda Gorkow, executive director of the Iowa Food Bank Association. “Protein is one of the highest requested items at food banks and pantries across the state so every ounce of the pork donated will make a positive impact.”

The updated list of food banks and pantries that will each receive $1,000 worth of pork includes:

  • Food Bank of the Rockies in Denver, Colo., in the name of Myles Purchase
  • Food Bank of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa, in the name of Tyler Moore
  • Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners in Plymouth, Minn., in the name of Tommy Hamann
  • Lake Mills Food Shelf in Lake Mills, Iowa, in the name of Caleb Bacon
  • Food Bank for the Heartland in Omaha, Neb., in the name of Alec Cook
  • Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, in the name of Zach Lovett
  • Food Bank of Iowa, in Des Moines, Iowa, in the name of Abu Sama III
  • St. Theresa Catholic Church Food Bank, in Des Moines, Iowa, in the name of Isaiah Seymour
  • Mahomet Helping Hands Food Pantry in Mahomet, Ill., in the name of Wyatt Bohm
  • Loving Hearts Outreach Food Pantry in Washington, Mo., in the name of Trevor Buhr
  • Second Harvest Heartland Food Bank in Brooklyn Park, Minn., in the name of Steve Klotz
  • River Bend Food Bank in Davenport, Iowa, in the name of Xavier Hamilton

Hy-Vee grocery stores are now promoting the ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ campaign to encourage consumers to buy more pork products. In-store displays featuring the Cyclone players went up in 200 Hy-Vee stores across the Midwest featuring the popular NIL promotion. 

Hy-Vee will give away free bacon for a year to 20 recipients and Blackstone Griddles to 10 recipients in conjunction with the promotion. To qualify, consumers simply need to purchase pork at any of the 200 participating Hy-Vee stores between now and October 31 and scan their Hy-Vee PERKS card at checkout. Hy-Vee operates grocery stores in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

The ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ videos can be found on the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube channels. The full video series is available for your use at this link.