first Husker hero( ‘s) , who you got?
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As a kid, i just moved to Omaha after the back to back championships. I bought in right away.
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I was certain Rich Glover had to be the greatest football player who ever lived.
And 55 years later, my opinion hasn’t changed all that much.
And 55 years later, my opinion hasn’t changed all that much.
i would ONLY challenge position wise with Suh, but yes you are right
Guess I’m a youngin’… the first name that came to mind was Jarvis Redwine. That led quickly into the triplets and then too many names to count. First, though, had to have been Redwine.
Ditto on everything you said. My favorite triplet at that time was Fryar.
I really liked Barron Miles as a kid, he blocked a punt and scored a touchdown on the same play against OSU! Tommie Frazier was the GOAT. I was 9 or 10 when that glory run started. I didn't know just how good I had it as a kid.
Corey Dixon was my favorite. Got absolutely robbed in the 94 Orange Bowl.
For me it begins with Bob Devaney, without him Nebraska football never reaches the stratosphere that it has. Tom Osborne certainly carried on quite well after Bob, so he is a Husker football hero as well.
Doug Dumler. The first of many offensive linemen including Rob Zatechka and Russ Hochstein.
Couldn’t agree more, He started everything and made Nebraska into a national power.For me it begins with Bob Devaney, without him Nebraska football never reaches the stratosphere that it has. Tom Osborne certainly carried on quite well after Bob, so he is a Husker football hero as well.
Can’t believe no one has said Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers, our first Heisman Trophy winner (back when it meant something). I’ll be the first. And then Rich Glover on the defensive side.
I’ll go with John Parrella. Never flashy or the fastest guy, but he always clogged up the hole and let the other guys go free. Seemed to always be in the right place at the right time. I figured he had to be a smart guy.
Jerry Tagge was the keynote speaker at my Senior Athletic Banquet in 1972. He signed my letter award, and I still have it somewhere. I also have a purchased photo of Johnny Rodgers with an arm around my then 10-year-old daughter in in 1996. She had just witnessed her first Husker game in Memorial Stadium. She got about 25% of the things she wanted that day but we both had a blessed day together.
Bobby Reynolds. I am an old man who has watched and followed the Huskers for 8 decades. If you want to go more modern, I will go with Bob Devaney. Next would be Pat Fischer. It's too bad some of you youngins missed Bobby and Pat.
I was in college at that time. I had a friend say "I am not going to skip any of these games because it will never be like this again"
He was totally right.
Earlies 90’s pre championships were my earliest memories. I remember seeing Calvin jones but was too young to actually understand or formulate “hero” status. I really liked Schlesinger and Tomich, but Frazier and LP (RIP) were the stars. I still remember seeing Ahman Green outside the stadium signing autographs on autograph day while I was standing in line to get in. He was a freshman and hadn’t played a down yet and my dad tried to tell me to go snag his autograph while I could, but 7 year old me snubbed him and decided to wait for the players I knew inside the stadium. Literally 5 feet from me, no line. Just him hanging out. I gave it a hard pass lol.
Crazy but as a young un I loved watching Rozier. At that time I didn't quite know what I was looking at and what it was.
But around 1986-89 Iis when I was a teen and playing HS ball and understood. So for me my favorites were Broderick Thomas on defense and Steve Taylor/Keith end zone Jones on offense.
Holla
But around 1986-89 Iis when I was a teen and playing HS ball and understood. So for me my favorites were Broderick Thomas on defense and Steve Taylor/Keith end zone Jones on offense.
Holla
Cory Schlessinger (spelling?). when he started scoring TD's against Miami in the Orange Bowl, winning that, it opened the floodgates for our run... we had been close for years, but had never broken through. I attribute that breakthrough to him.
