Nebraska...not feeling Frosty anymore

[Rob F]

Please ID that first picture, Ent---it looks familiar (I think I've seen it before) but who is scoring that TD and who is the opposing team?

I tire of most of the mastercard "priceless" ad knockoffs, but that one is an exception---love it!

[entropy]

Samuel Edwin "Ed" Weir (March 14, 1903 ? May 15, 1991) was an American collegiate and professional football player. He was the first Nebraska Cornhusker football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and is known as one of Nebraska's greatest athletes. In 2005 the Omaha World-Herald, as part of a series on the 100 Greatest Athletes of Nebraska, named Weir the 19th best athlete in the state's history.
Weir played on the line at Nebraska and was captain of the 1923 team that beat the "Four Horsemen" of the University of Notre Dame. He was elected All-American in 1924 and 1925.


He went on to play professionally for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League. In 1927, he and several teammates took over the coaching job in mid-season and achieved a 6?9?3 record, as Weir earned All-Pro honors. The following year, Weir coached the team to an 11?3?2 record, good for a second-place league finish.
Weir left his mark on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln both as a student and as an alumnus. He was a member of Acacia Fraternity, and the track and field complex was later named in his honor.

[entropy]

That was Jerry Tagge TD leap in the middle of the 4 quarter to give Nebraska the go ahead touchdown vs #5 LSU

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You've probably seen this more popular photo of the same play..

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The results of "the hit"

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"the hit 2".

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A better pic of e facemask...




For wiz...

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[Rob F]

I would imagine those two kids in that above photo--possibly the first time they had seen/met a black man up-close-and-personal, and look at that " 'fro" he's got! A bit of "culture shock" in what looks like a photo from the late 60's/early 70's, maybe...

[lineygoblue]

That's a full-blown-out-mid-70's fro ....

[Rob F]

That's a full-blown-out-mid-70's fro ....

Almost as good as the one Oscar Gamble was famous for!

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[lineygoblue]

pffft ... I could still make the tackle .... :-)

[Wild Hoss]

I miss having centers that could pull and run like Dom. Freak athlete.

Still playing or the Lions isnt he?

[iam416]

Looks like I'll take Rex in my B10 fantasy football league draft. He seems more dependable than LeVeon Bell. Just thought I'd let you know so when he tears both ACLs during a pre-game stretch, you'll understand why.