Former Husker kicker Eveland dies

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Condolences to the Eveland family. Thanks for reppin' Big Red, Al.

Former Husker kicker Alan "Al" Eveland, 58, died Monday at BryanLGH Medical Center East after battling cancer for more than two years.
Eveland, from Ames, Neb., was a standout high school running back and kicker and threw the shot and discus for North Bend High School. He was a member of Tom Osborne's first recruiting class at Nebraska.

Eveland lettered at NU from 1974-76 and tied the Husker record for most field goals in a season when he connected on 11 of 17 attempts in 1976. He was the leading scorer on the 1976 team and was named second-team All-Big Eight.

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F&^% cancer.

I saw this on my (gamecock) twitter feed and wanted to come over here and post my condolences to his family and husker fans everywhere. RIP Al.

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