December 5, 1972 - Omaha native Johnny Rodgers became the first Husker to win the Heisman Trophy. The winner was announced on December 5, 1972. During his senior season, Rodgers recorded 1,978 ...

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Johnny Rodgers is one of the best to ever play the game, let alone one of the best to ever play at Nebraska. Because of that, people want to see what he thinks of the current crop of Huskers.

Who are the biggest Heisman busts? To answer that question, PointAfter examined the NFL careers of each Heisman winner since 1970, the year of… Get up-to-the-minute ...

American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died on Feb. 3, 1959, when the plane they chartered crashed in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff.