54 days: Best #54 in Husker history
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Bonness would be my pick, but with Graham not far behind. Dominic Raiola also in the top tier.
Rik Bonness and Doug Dumler. Dumler was a three year starter for two National Championship teams.
Dumler is a good pick. He would have gotten way more postseason honors if his career hadn't coincided with Tom Brahaney's at Oklahoma. Brahaney was a beast.
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I think Brahaney was a Texan, but I know OU had another O-lineman from Omaha at that time. Don't remember the name, though.
Brahaney had a tough day against Rich Glover in 1971. He was drafted right behind Dumler in the fifth round (1973 draft) and had a nice career with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Lol. You can always tell who the elder statesmen are on here. Who the hell are Bonness and Dumler?
I resemble that remark!
Two of the best centers in Husker history. Before Rimmington. We should be so lucky to have either today.Lol. You can always tell who the elder statesmen are on here. Who the hell are Bonness and Dumler?
Graham and Raiola are the two that jump to mind that I saw play.
Railoa may be underrated because of how we feel about the span of years he played in and it coinciding with the early part of the decline of NU football. Doesn't help his legacy that he subsequently ending up on a wretched Detroit Lions team, and also he had a tendency to stray into dirty and classless territory from time to time.
I bet practice reps got interesting between him and Suh.
Started as a freshman, set a pancake record as a soph, topped it as a junior, was consensus 1st team All-America, won the Rimington Trohpy, went pro. Tough to have a much more impactful college career than that.
Railoa may be underrated because of how we feel about the span of years he played in and it coinciding with the early part of the decline of NU football. Doesn't help his legacy that he subsequently ending up on a wretched Detroit Lions team, and also he had a tendency to stray into dirty and classless territory from time to time.
I bet practice reps got interesting between him and Suh.
Started as a freshman, set a pancake record as a soph, topped it as a junior, was consensus 1st team All-America, won the Rimington Trohpy, went pro. Tough to have a much more impactful college career than that.
Correct. Ken Jones from Burke HS. I have no idea how he went form Omaha to OU.
Cool thing about Dumler -- while Brahaney got all the college accolades, Dumler was not only drafted in front of him, he was drafted by Chuck Fairbanks, who had coached Brahaney at OU.
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