default_28 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Jamel Williams. I used to control him on every down when I played NCAA 97 on my Sega. He was a stud. Quote Link to comment
hack Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I forgot Bill Jennings. Quote Link to comment
HuskerNCo Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I go way back and have seen a lot of Huskers play. The great ones, with many accolades, the great ones in our eyes that some did not appreciate as much as we did, but the one that always sticks out to me as being the greatest Husker, the kid I most admired, did the most with the least in supposed ability, size, speed and other intangibles, is Cory Ross. I have never seen anyone who wanted to win more, gave more of himself and gave to his team. I have admired that kid for along time. I can not think of another one that showed the grit, the determination that he did. He is and was a Husker in the truest sense. What ever the odds, the injuries, he was there, giving everything he had from start to finish. Every parent should have a child like that. I can only imagine what he could have done with a team like some of our greats had around them. He was an island, and willed this team to win in spite of coaching and the talent that surrounded him. Off the I agree with you. Cory was the ultimate tough guy and played every down, was humble and a quiet leader among the team . Quote Link to comment
typ3kal Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Dean Steinkuhler or Tommie Frazier, who can argue with a 33-3 record? Quote Link to comment
husker2010 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Frazier for sure Quote Link to comment
kansas husker Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Got to be Tommie Quote Link to comment
husker98 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 its down to Jerry Murtaugh Mike Rozier and Eric Crouch, i'm from Goodland and i like most other Husker fans i love Brook Berringer but i grew up with Crouch heard stories of Rozier and admired Murtaugh. Quote Link to comment
N Bug Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Tommie Frazier in my opinion is the greatest Husker ever on the field. If I had to combine on and off field since playing; I'd say that Turner Gill would get my vote. Quote Link to comment
tattooedhusker Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I go way back and have seen a lot of Huskers play. The great ones, with many accolades, the great ones in our eyes that some did not appreciate as much as we did, but the one that always sticks out to me as being the greatest Husker, the kid I most admired, did the most with the least in supposed ability, size, speed and other intangibles, is Cory Ross. I have never seen anyone who wanted to win more, gave more of himself and gave to his team. I have admired that kid for along time. I can not think of another one that showed the grit, the determination that he did. He is and was a Husker in the truest sense. What ever the odds, the injuries, he was there, giving everything he had from start to finish. Every parent should have a child like that. I can only imagine what he could have done with a team like some of our greats had around them. He was an island, and willed this team to win in spite of coaching and the talent that surrounded him. Off the Cory was the man! Good ol' porkchop Quote Link to comment
Pedro Guerrero Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 So is this “Best Husker Ever” “Best Husker Player Ever” “Best Person That Just Happened to Be a Husker Ever” “Favorite Husker Ever”? I’m a bit confused so I will take a stab at it: Best Husker Ever – Tom Osborne Best Husker Player Ever - Tommie Frazier or Dave Rimmington Best Person That Just Happened to Be a Husker – Tom Osborne or Ron Brown or Turner Gill Favorite Husker Ever – Zac Taylor or Grant Wistrom or Jeff Hemje or Van Brownson or Todd Millikan Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Ed Weir. Easily. He was a man among boys and dominated every game, even getting the ultimate compliment from Knute Rockne after a hard-fought win over the Huskers. I believe he was also one of the only people to stop Red Grange head-to-head. Quote Link to comment
cb1954 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 There are so many. But just one looking back, I have to say Bob Devaney. NU was one of the worst football programs in the country when he came. He immediately made NU a winner and turned it over to Osborne who continued. Without the Bobfather the last 47 years would not of happened, at least not in the same way. Quote Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 ..ok ok, so i saw this on another board(where you have to PAY-i say screw that!) so i just thought i'd get everyone's opinions here.... Only, this time don't base it on just contributions to the football team during the season, but also the program as a whole, sports(all husker sports)in general, and community and/or society. ..Lemme hear what ya have to say..... FWIW, my pick is....... Brooke Berringer Not only was he the go-to-guy when Fraziahhhh went down w/ the blood clots, but he meant so much to the community with al of his visits to the hospitals, as well as the award that was named after him given to a football player at the end of each season now.....I can still remember the exact moment I found out about his plane crash...i darn near broke down, and i was like....oh, 13 or so?..that guy was my hero, and in some aspects, still is. Berringer did not have the numbers to rank as one of the best QB's, let alone the best Husker. The biggest reason he gets the attention that he does is because of his untimely death. Let's be honest. If your going to make a case for him, throw some numbers in that mean something. There have been a lot of Huskers that have been emotional favorites through the years, and he did do some community work, but when it comes to the numbers, and what he actually did on the field, the numbers are just not there. If we had not had the year that we did the year that he died, we would have never had the attention paid to him that there was. Somehow this conversation comes up every now and then, and as much as I don't like to talk ill of the dead, I cannot just let someone be put someone on a list of the greatest without showing why he needs to be there other than just emotional reasoning. Everyone loved Brooke for his heart, but when it comes to numbers, or his contributions on the field, there have been a lot of Huskers that have put up better numbers, or even been emotional leaders of their team. Just because a person has an untimely death does not make them an instant icon. Brooke IMHO would not have never started in the NFL, he was another QB that was adequate in the college ranks, but did not have the natural talent needed to go beyond that. He also had a good supporting cast around him - we didn't win just because of his play. We had a good defense that year. He contributed, he had a lot of heart, but he was only one part of the offense. There were other players that contributed as much or more than he did. So, I respectfully disagree with your assessment that Brook Berringer was the Greatest Husker. Tommy Frazier put up better stats in the way of numbers, and had just as much if not more heart. It would be hard to pick one Husker as being the "greatest"...it isn't like we could line them all up and see at the end of the day who was the best, they played different times, teams, and had different supporting casts around them. If you want to go by the record books, you then would have to decide if you were going by career stats, season stats, or what they did beyond their college career. You also couldn't overlook the defensive players, because we have had some real monsters there. Berringer would have been the starter on any husker team since the mid 90ies with the possible exception of Frosties seasons. His contribution to the team was the '94 season when Frazier got hurt. Brooke took the team over and won a lot of games for us that year. Yes, there are those of us who remember him due to his death but there are lots of us who remember him for his contribution to the first NC for TO. T_O_B Quote Link to comment
HuskerTrucker Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 There are so many. But just one looking back, I have to say Bob Devaney. NU was one of the worst football programs in the country when he came. He immediately made NU a winner and turned it over to Osborne who continued. Without the Bobfather the last 47 years would not of happened, at least not in the same way. I would place Dr. Tom right there with him. I think Osborne continued the legacy of Devaney, and is the only reason we are returning to the tradition of Husker football now. These were two of the great coaches of the last 50 years. Quote Link to comment
blackshirtsfaninmiami Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Gota' be Tommie Quote Link to comment
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