What would the Husker Horseshoe be worth if were to be auctioned?

[knapplc]

How long has the horseshoe been there?

The story goes that the horseshoe was found in the dirt when the Husker played Notre Dame in 1922 at Nebraska Field, Memorial Stadium's predecessor. The Huskers beat Notre Dame that year. When the two teams met again in 1923 the Huskers touched the "lucky horseshoe" on their way to the field before the game. It worked, and the Huskers won again, making them the only team in history to have defeated the vaunted "Four Horsemen" twice.

It was hung up over the doorway leading out of the locker room after that year so the players could easily touch it as they entered Memorial Stadium, and it's been there ever since.

 

[Hskr86]

How long has the horseshoe been there?

The story goes that the horseshoe was found in the dirt when the Husker played Notre Dame in 1922 at Nebraska Field, Memorial Stadium's predecessor. The Huskers beat Notre Dame that year. When the two teams met again in 1923 the Huskers touched the "lucky horseshoe" on their way to the field before the game. It worked, and the Huskers won again, making them the only team in history to have defeated the vaunted "Four Horsemen" twice.

It was hung up over the doorway leading out of the locker room after that year so the players could easily touch it as they entered Memorial Stadium, and it's been there ever since.

Thanks Knapp. Didn't know that one. It would be interesting to try to scrounge photos of where and how it's been hung for all the years....

 

[NUance]

I don't think I'd spend $50k plus on the real shoe. I'd just swipe Knap's counterfeit shoe and tell everyone it was the real deal.

 

[knapplc]

I have some touch-up paintwork to do to my shoe, but once done it will be pretty darned close to the actual factual shoe.

What totally stinks is that I can't put my shoe above my door. No door in my house has more than 18" between the door jamb and the ceiling. At the moment it's leaning up against my desk in my office, on the floor.

 

[Fuzzy]

If that is the same exact horseshoe from 1922, wow. Think about all the history, all the hands, all the memories that horseshoe has.

Well over $50,000. My guess would be $70 - $90k.

 

[Hskr86]

Going with this... So if 'the Horseshoe' was sold, what would the Huskers now touch on their way out?

 

[knapplc]

Probably just the "pound the rock" rock.

 

[Eric the Red]

Maybe a couple hundred dollars

 

[True2tRA]

How long has the horseshoe been there?

The story goes that the horseshoe was found in the dirt when the Husker played Notre Dame in 1922 at Nebraska Field, Memorial Stadium's predecessor. The Huskers beat Notre Dame that year. When the two teams met again in 1923 the Huskers touched the "lucky horseshoe" on their way to the field before the game. It worked, and the Huskers won again, making them the only team in history to have defeated the vaunted "Four Horsemen" twice.

It was hung up over the doorway leading out of the locker room after that year so the players could easily touch it as they entered Memorial Stadium, and it's been there ever since.

That is literally just f'ing cool and something I honestly did not know. I knew we beat the Four Horsemen, which I thought was cool in itself, but if that thing has been hanging for that long, then wow, some legends have put their hands on it.

That to me makes it priceless.

 

[walksalone]

Probably just the "pound the rock" rock.

I need that in my living room, although I can imagine "household 6", not being too enthused about that prospect...

As for the horseshoe, I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there willing to pay in excess of 50k for that...