Uncle Al played for the Huskers starting in 58'. Worked at UNL for 40 plus years in the AG Dept. Dad, grandpa and I went to many games in the 70's and 80's.
I know and I spelled Rodgers wrong. Edited it.
I'm from Scottsbluff. Frosty Anderson was an All-State receiver from Scottsbluff for Coach Les Lee (my coach also). Frosty went to Lincoln and played for the Huskers in the early 70's.
Nearby, Jase Dean was from Bridgeport, 30 miles east.
Tom Osborne as a young child lived around Bridgeport. His father was a circuit preacher in Western NE back in the day.
Wahoo:
Steve Manstedt
Matt Turman
Noah Vedra (we'll see what impact)
Several walk-on's without major impact except on the scout team.
I owe him a drink!My next door neighbor’s kid is the holder who decked the drunken fan at Missouri.
One of the most knowledgeable and loyal Husker fans in the entire world came from my hometown.
My former bro-in-law was a walk on the same year as John Nelson. His last name was Nelson too so I think they had lockers next to each other. Anyway, they hung out and I met him a few times. Nice guy.
Greg Jorgensen dated my sister for a short time. I remember him pulling us behind a tractor on an old car hood in the snow. It was a lot of fun and nobody died.
He pulled your sister’s behind on a what ?
I’m not sure whether this is TMI or not enough.