[Husker] Nebraska's Mt. Rushmore of Football

[Steve Cornelius]

Since there is a lull between the football and baseball seasons, ESPN is
putting together a sports version of Mount
Rushmore<http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/sportscenter/mtrushmore>immortalizing
the iconic figures of each state.

Here's Nebraska's contribution: http://bit.ly/b9B1h.

   - Bob Devaney -- Led the Cornhuskers to a pair of national championships
   and produced eight conference championships in his 11-season coaching
   career.
   - Tom Osborne -- Set the school record with 255 victories in his
   25-season career as coach, including three national championships and at
   least nine victories in every season.
   - Johnny Rodgers -- Heisman Trophy winner in 1972 who helped lead the
   Cornhuskers to a pair of national championships. When he left school he
   owned the NCAA records for all-purpose yards and punt returns for
   touchdowns.
   - Mike Rozier -- Two-time consensus All-American won the Heisman Trophy
   in 1983, leading the nation with 2,148 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns.

Tommie Frazier, Eric Crouch, Rich Glover, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler,
Grant Wistrom and Trev Alberts were also considered for inclusion.

Since we're only choosing four, I really can't argue with this list although
I would have also considered Turner Gill.

There are no pre-1970s players on this list from Nebraska although other
states do have earlier coaches and players on their lists.
<http://myespn.go.com/blogs/big12/0-7-78/Nebraska-s-Mount-Rushmore.html>
Thoughts?

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Steve Cornelius
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