[Husker] age, first 'Husker memories, etc.

[Al Shanmugam]

Hi,

Although I haven't posted much, I have really enjoyed
the 'Husker list since I joined in 1993 or so.  Like
many of the others on this list, I benefited from
Mike's transcriptions of the games before the radio
broadcasts were available on the Net.

My interest in Nebraska football began the day I
stepped on Nebraska soil as an 11-year-old in 1973.  I
attended my first game in Lincoln in 1974 (a 54-0
drubbing of Minnesota) courtesy of the Omaha
World-Herald.  (I had won some newspaper contest as a
paperboy and this was the award.)  Somehow the
World-Herald had managed to find the winning paperboys
bleacher seats on the field, so we had a wonderful
view of the lively action.  I was a winner the
following year as well and got to attend the
NU/Miami-of-Ohio game.  I still remember sitting
behind the fence in the end zone and having John
O'Leary crash into it right in front of me after
scoring a touchdown.  Such wonderful memories...

This list was a real lifesaver for me during the three
years I spent in Barcelona as a foreign service
employee.  I devoured the commentary during Tom
Osborne's last season as well as the first couple 
years of Solich's short reign at NU.  Although there
is so much information available these days, I still
find the list very useful and follow it loyally.  My
thanks to all of you (especially Mike) for making this
list interesting.  And, by the way, I'm a young 44 :-)

Regards,
Al Shanmugam (San Diego, CA)
NU '83 (Computer Science)

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