Happy Heavenly Birthday to the Bob Father
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Great story teller I heard him at several events. Also a great book about him. I was reading a story when at Wyoming he and John melton were on a recruiting trip . Snowstorm and they went into the ditch . Obviously no way to contact anyone. Bob asked John if they could survive the night. His reply was we have a case of beer and a bottle of scotch we will be fine. Happy birthday 🎉🎁🎂 to a legend
In my opinion, Nebraska Football would have never reached the heights it did without Bob Devaney.
I totally agree. My father said the same thing many times after TO won his National titles.
I remember my dad taking the family to the Legionnaires Club(?) for dinner after a game. I was pretty little. And Devaney & all the coaches were there telling tall tales and having a great time. Of course the entire restaurant was congratulating them (it must have been a win) and shooting the breeze with them. I was in in total awe.
Yes, Im pretty old & I remember going in there after a game. I believe a band was playing. There was lots of fun! 😊😊
The Bobfather of Nebraska Football. I've read so many stories that he was a sauced womanizer. Without BD, we don't have TO or John Cook.
BD used to frequent a restaurant where I tended bar. I have his autograph on a cocktail napkin, which is oddly perfect.
He was a great judge of talent, both in finding players and hiring the right coaches. He grabbed TO as a young grad assistant and didn't waste any time in elevating and turning the offense over to him. He could recruit with the best of them and always seemed to win the mothers over. His best talent may have been game day speeches in the locker room before kickoff. He definitely started it all.
He would be pretty good at fundraising and getting people to kick in on NIL . Who would turn down a guy willing to sit and have a drink with about anyone. Talking about locker rooms. The one at halftime at game of the century. He reportedly opened the door and said oh excuse me ladies I am looking for my football team.
Not saying your wrong but I’m not sure he said that one in the game of the century.
He certainly took us to heights we had never achieved and rescued us from the 20 year WW2 hangover we suffered, but Nebraska football pre WW2 was pretty damn good. We're not a blue blood without those Fielding Yost, Jumbo Stiehm, Fred Dawson, and Dana Bible years.
I see your point to certain extent, but those were mostly leather helmet years and one platoon football.
Devaney won our first bowl game and back to back national championships.
