2007 Nebraska Football | Heisman Tradition

“This will be a defining moment. This is probably the biggest accomplishment of my life.” Eric Crouch After winning the Heisman

Nebraska has been a hotbed for gifted athletes to earn national honors. 2001 1983 1972 In 2001, quarterback Eric Crouch became Nebraska’s third Heisman Trophy winner. He also took home the Davey O’Brien Award given to the best collegiate quarterback and the Walter Camp Player-of-the-Year Award. Husker athletes have won a nation- leading eight Outland Trophies, four Lombardi Awards, three Heisman Eric Mike Johnny Trophies and one Butkus Award. CROUCH ROZIER RODGERS Top 10 Heisman Finishes 2001 Walter Camp Player of the Year 1983 Maxwell Award 1972 Walter Camp Player of the Year Sam Francis, Fullback, 1936 - 2nd 2001 Davey O’Brien Award 1983 Walter Camp Player of the Year Two-Time First-Team All-American Bobby Reynolds, Halfback, 1950 - 5th 2001 First-Team All-American Two-Time First-Team All-American (1971, 1972) Jerry Tagge, Quarterback, 1971 - 7th NU Career Total Offense Record (1982, 1983) Two National Championship Teams Johnny Rodgers, Wingback, 1972 - 1st (7,915 Yards) School-Record 4,780 Career (1970, 1971) Rich Glover, Middle Guard, 1972 - 3rd One of Three QBs in NCAA history Rushing Yards Nebraska Career Receiving Record Dave Humm, Quarterback, 1974 - 5th to Pass for 4,000 Yards and Rush 2,148 Yards and 29 TDs in 1983 143 Catches for 2,479 Yards Jarvis Redwine, I-Back, 1980 - 8th for 3,000 Yards First-Round NFL and USFL Draft Pick First-Round NFL Draft Pick Dave Rimington, Center, 1982 - 5th Third-Round NFL Draft Pick Houston/Pittsburgh (1984) San Diego Chargers (1973) Mike Rozier, I-Back, 1982 - 1st St. Louis Rams (2002) Two-Time NFL Pro Bowl Selection College Football Hall of Fame (2000) Turner Gill, Quarterback, 1982 - 4th Lawrence Phillips, I-Back, 1994 - 8th Houston Oilers (1987, 1988) Zach Wiegert, Offensive Tackle, 1994 - 9th College Football Hall of Fame (2006) Tommie Frazier, Quarterback, 1995 - 2nd Eric Crouch, Quarterback, 2001 - 1st

5 National Titles • 803 All-Time Wins • 282 Consecutive Sellouts • 3 Heisman Trophy Winners 106 All-Americans • 90 Academic All-Americans • 44 Bowl Game Appearances • 43 Conference Titles CollegeNEBRASKA Football’s FOOTBALL Winningest AWARD Program WINNERS Since 1970

HEISMAN TROPHY RIMINGTON TROPHY Johnny Rodgers (1972) 1972 Mike Rozier (1983) Eric Crouch (2001)

Dominic Raiola (2000)

Larry Jacobson (1971) Rich Glover (1972) Dave Rimington (1981) BUTKUS AWARD Dave Rimington (1982) Dean Steinkuhler (1983) Will Shields (1992) Zach Wiegert (1994) Aaron Taylor (1997)

OUTLAND TROPHY Trev Alberts (1993)

DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD Johnny Rodgers (1972) Mike Rozier (1983) Eric Crouch (2001)

Eric Crouch (2001)

WALTER CAMP PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR AWARD

LOMBARDI AWARD

Rich Glover (1972) Dave Rimington (1982) Dean Steinkuhler (1983) Tommie Frazier (1995) Grant Wistrom (1997)

JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD

5 National Titles • 803 All-Time Wins • 282 Consecutive Sellouts • 3 Heisman Trophy Winners 106 All-Americans • 90 Academic All-Americans • 44 Bowl Game Appearances • 43 Conference Titles 2007 Nebraska Football | All-Time Greats

Following the 1949 season, the N Club voted to retire jersey No. 60 in honor of Tom “Train Wreck” Novak’s stellar career with the Cornhuskers. Novak, the first Nebraska player to earn this honor, had been a four- time All-Big Seven choice and a 1949 All-American.

For 55 years, Novak was the only NU player to have the distinction of a retired number. In 2004, that finally changed as College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob Brown’s No. 64 joined Novak’s hallowed No. 60 among the permanently retired numbers at Nebraska. Brown, whose jersey retirement ceremony occurred during NU’s game with Colorado in 2004, became the 16th player in Husker history to have his jersey retired.

All major national award winners at Nebraska automatically have their jerseys retired, but their numbers will still be available to active Huskers.

Nebraska’s group of 16 players with retired jerseys certainly ranks among the best in the nation. Huskers who have earned the distinction of jersey retirement include three Heisman Trophy winners (Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, Eric Crouch), seven Outland Trophy winners with eight awards (Larry Jacobson, Rich Glover, Dave Rimington (2), Dean Steinkuhler, Will Shields, Zach Wiegert, Aaron Taylor), four Lombardi Award winners (Rich Glover, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler, Grant Wistrom), one Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner (Tommie Frazier), one Davey O’Brien Award winner (Crouch), one Butkus Award winner (Trev Alberts) and one Rimington Trophy winner (Dominic Raiola).

Nebraska’s most recently retired Year Retired Jersey Player, Position Major Awards jersey was Bob Brown’s (right) 1949 No. 60* Tom Novak, C Four-Time All-Conference, All-American #64, which was permanently retired 1972 No. 20 Johnny Rodgers, WB 1972 Heisman/Walter Camp following his introduction into 1972 No. 79 Rich Glover, MG 1972 Outland/Lombardi the Pro Football Hall of Fame 1982 No. 50 Dave Rimington, C 1981, 1982 Lombardi/1982 Outland in 2004. 1983 No. 30 Mike Rozier, IB 1983 Heisman/Maxwell/Walter Camp 1983 No. 71 Dean Steinkuhler, OG 1983 Outland/Lombardi 1994 No. 75 Larry Jacobson, DT 1971 Outland 1994 No. 75 Will Shields, OG 1992 Outland 1994 No. 34 Trev Alberts, OLB 1993 Butkus 1995 No. 74 Zach Wiegert, OT 1994 Outland 1996 No. 15 Tommie Frazier, QB 1995 Johnny Unitas 1998 No. 67 Aaron Taylor, OG/C 1997 Outland 1998 No. 98 Grant Wistrom, RE 1997 Lombardi 2002 No. 54 Dominic Raiola, C 2000 Rimington 2002 No. 7 Eric Crouch, QB 2001 Heisman/Walter Camp 2004 No. 64* Bob Brown, OG College and Pro Football Hall of Fame * Permanently retired numbers

5 National Titles • 803 All-Time Wins • 282 Consecutive Sellouts • 3 Heisman Trophy Winners 106 All-Americans • 90 Academic All-Americans • 44 Bowl Game Appearances • 43 Conference Titles College Football’s Winningest Program Since 1970

“My bond with Nebraska is forever. I follow the team very closely. I am a braggart about the school, about the program.” Bob Brown College and Pro Football Hall of Famer

The 16 Huskers to have their jerseys retired have combined for 22 All-America awards and four are members of the College Football Hall of Fame.

The names and numbers of players with retired jerseys are all displayed directly below the new HuskerVision video screen on the north end of Memorial Stadium.

Year Retired Jersey Player, Position Major Awards 1949 No. 60* Tom Novak, C Four-Time All-Conference, All-American 1972 No. 20 Johnny Rodgers, WB 1972 Heisman/Walter Camp 1972 No. 79 Rich Glover, MG 1972 Outland/Lombardi 1982 No. 50 Dave Rimington, C 1981, 1982 Lombardi/1982 Outland 1983 No. 30 Mike Rozier, IB 1983 Heisman/Maxwell/Walter Camp 1983 No. 71 Dean Steinkuhler, OG 1983 Outland/Lombardi 1994 No. 75 Larry Jacobson, DT 1971 Outland 1994 No. 75 Will Shields, OG 1992 Outland 1994 No. 34 Trev Alberts, OLB 1993 Butkus 1995 No. 74 Zach Wiegert, OT 1994 Outland 1996 No. 15 Tommie Frazier, QB 1995 Johnny Unitas 1998 No. 67 Aaron Taylor, OG/C 1997 Outland 1998 No. 98 Grant Wistrom, RE 1997 Lombardi 2002 No. 54 Dominic Raiola, C 2000 Rimington 2002 No. 7 Eric Crouch, QB 2001 Heisman/Walter Camp 2004 No. 64* Bob Brown, OG College and Pro Football Hall of Fame * Permanently retired numbers

5 National Titles • 803 All-Time Wins • 282 Consecutive Sellouts • 3 Heisman Trophy Winners 106 All-Americans • 90 Academic All-Americans • 44 Bowl Game Appearances • 43 Conference Titles