[Husker] Former Sooner QB Jack Mildren Dies

[gzimmerman at everestkc.net]

I know what you mean, my father died in 1971 at age 48. 

Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
Overland Park, Kansas

----- Original Message -----
From: jon johnston <jon.johnston at gmail.com>
Date: Friday, May 23, 2008 9:07 am
Subject: Re: [Husker] Former Sooner QB Jack Mildren Dies

> When you go back and look at 1971 and where the two teams stood in 
> 
> terms of team strength it's amazing.
> 
> 58 years old. Man, my father passed away in 1974 of cancer at 54.  
> That's really young.
> 
> Jon Johnston
> http://www.cornnation.com
> On May 23, 2008, at 8:50 AM, Scott R Lawson wrote:
> 
> > Beat me to this Mike as I was typing the link.
> >
> > Something I can't believe I didn't know (and actually can't 
> believe  
> > it)
> > is OU AVERAGED 472 yards rushing a game with him at the helm in 
> 1971.> Holy crap that's a lot of rushing yards, and it is still 
> the NCAA  
> > record
> > 30+ years later.
> >
> > Scott in NY
> >
> > Scott Lawson
> > Office of Graduate Admissions
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] 
> On  
> > Behalf
> > Of Mike Jaixen
> > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 9:47 AM
> > To: husker at tssi.com
> > Subject: [Husker] Former Sooner QB Jack Mildren Dies
> >
> > Former Oklahoma Sooner QB Jack Mildren, who threw for
> > two and ran for two touchdowns in the "Game of the
> > Century" in 1971, died yesterday at age 58 of cancer.
> >
> > http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=ap-obit-
> mildren&prov=ap&type=lgn> s
> >
> >
> > Mike Jaixen
> > Blog: http://huskermike.blogspot.com
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> >
> >
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