Spirit Fall 2020 Edition 7
Tom Rathman He just looked like a bulldozer out there with the neck roll and large shoulder pads. Oh, and he could carry the offensive load, too. The Grand Island native rushed for a fullback school-record 881 yards in 1985, which ranked fifth in the Big Eight that season. Jeff Kinney How hard did the McCook native play the game? Just look at his tattered tear-away jerseys. The state of Nebraska fist-pumped at once in 1971 when Kinney dove into the end zone for the go- ahead touchdown against the Sooners in the Game of the Century. Turner Gill He was 28-2 as a starter, including 22-0 in Big Eight games. Uh, yeah, that will get you some love from the Big Red faithful. Gill was a great passing quarterback before passing at Nebraska became cool. The engineer of the Scoring Explosion offense, he threw only 11 interceptions in 428 attempts as a senior.
From left to right: Carlos Polk, Dave Rimington, Cory Schlesinger Carlos Polk He probably doesn’t quite get the credit he deserves. A former All-American, Polk was a tackle machine in 1999 and 2000 and a vocal leader. Husker fans loved guys who could hit, and Polk was a heavy hitter. Dave Rimington Nebraska fans love tough guys, and how tough was the greatest center in program history? He played his entire Husker career with a torn knee ligament. He won the Outland Trophy twice (1981 and ’82) and the Lombardi once (1982). Now the guy has a big-time college football award named after him. Cory Schlesinger Nebraska fans looooooove their fullbacks, and the pride of Duncan is at or near the top for most of them. It was his two fourth-quarter touchdowns that helped lift Nebraska to the 1994 national championship, shaking the monkey off the back of Tom Osborne.
From left to right: Tom Rathman, Jeff Kinney and Turner Gill.
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