Husker flashback Q&A with Bob Churchich
Q: What was it like watching from close range with Frank Solich when you handed off to the fullback?
A: Pound for pound the toughest guy I ever played with. He’d hit that line, they’d hit him in the mouth, and he’d jump right back up and be ready to go again. I remember one time, against Oklahoma State, we ran him about eight straight times, and each time coming back his face was a little bloodier. I was trying to get the attention of somebody on the sideline, and he grabbed my arm and said, “I’ll tell you when I’m ready to come out,” and he said it with an expletive. He was about 145 (pounds), even if the program said 158.
Q: What was it like watching from close range with Frank Solich when you handed off to the fullback?
A: Pound for pound the toughest guy I ever played with. He’d hit that line, they’d hit him in the mouth, and he’d jump right back up and be ready to go again. I remember one time, against Oklahoma State, we ran him about eight straight times, and each time coming back his face was a little bloodier. I was trying to get the attention of somebody on the sideline, and he grabbed my arm and said, “I’ll tell you when I’m ready to come out,” and he said it with an expletive. He was about 145 (pounds), even if the program said 158.
