How is Larry Jacobson not already in the CFHOF?

[Greatest Fan of All]

I know this is preaching to the choir, but listening to that even for just a few seconds reminded me, could there even be a better announcer than Lyell Bremser?

No, he was the greatest and his departure left a huge hole in the fabric of Husker Nation. None of his successors were even close to him. I wish they'd sell the audio of individual games during the Devaney years (and the 78-83 TO years too), I'd buy a bunch of them.

 

[Blue Howl]

Man, woman and child, Lyell was the best! His voice had a certain quality that just conveyed excitement. For those of us who grew up with that, just the sound of his voice could give you chills and you immediately knew it was time for Cornhusker football.

 

[wcbsas]

I saw on the front page that Eric Crouch, Larry Jacobson and Zach Wiegert are on the latest College Football Hall of Fame ballot. It never occurred to me that Larry Jacobson was not already there (I suppose I should d a little research to see who actually is).

That guy was a road grader and a very large human being even for today, let alone almost 50 years ago. Who else here is a long-timer that remembers him well?

I believe he suffers a bit from being along side Rich Glover. LJ only had one year onto himself.

 

[Farmer Jake]

I believe he suffers a bit from being along side Rich Glover. LJ only had one year onto himself.

Those 2 made a great tandem.

 

[BigRedLotus]

I met Larry and his wife quite a while back at one of the first HuskerMax tailgates I attended. Very nice people, here's hoping he finally gets this honor he deserves.

 

[Always go for 2]

Still one of my all-time favorite player pictures:

 

[HUSKER HOT SAUCE]

He was the 1971 Outland Trophy winner and a force for the Blackshirts. I especially enjoy hearing the last offensive play for Oklahoma in 1971 where Larry runs down Jack Mildren, recovers a batted down pass and Lyle Bremser calls out "he just won the Outland Trophy 7 times over!" That play is approximately 5:12 into the attached video.

I had the pleasure of meeting Larry a couple of times at Husker evens. Classy individual all the way.

WAY COOL

 

[Show Me State Red]

Still one of my all-time favorite player pictures:


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That is a cool pix. I had never seen that. Thanks for sharing.

There are a couple good jokes in his smirk but I don't have enough sand in my pocket to pull them off.

 

[Always go for 2]

That is a cool pix. I had never seen that. Thanks for sharing.

There are a couple good jokes in his smirk but I don't have enough sand in my pocket to pull them off.

Yeah, I always thought the punchline should be something about a jockstrap that was WAY too tight. :O O:

 

[huskerman1]

He stuffed the run as well as anybody I've seen since, but I am a little biased I suppose.

If it hadn't been for Rich Glover, Larry would have won all the defensive awards. At 6'6/275 he stuffed the run and defended the pass well. It was LJ that knocked down Jack Mildren's 4th down, 4th quarter pass, in the '71 Game of the Century. (or maybe it was a sack, can't remember)

 

[huskermike]

I agree. The only thing I wish is that I could get the TV picture to sync up with the radio audio. That used to be great prior to the "wardrobe malfunction".

I have one of these and it works great. I purchased the AC Adapter (cord) with it...no wasting batteries.

 

[Farmer Jake]

Thank you! That sounds great.

 

[huskermike]

Thank you! That sounds great.

You're welcome. :Smile:

 

[AnnArborHusker]

Old thread bump. I am going to revive this every June until he gets in!

 

[Prairie Sage]

Actually there were three players on that 1971 defensive line that deserve HOF honors, Glover, Jacobson and John Dutton. By the time he was a senior Dutton was getting double and triple teamed on every play.