[Husker] The Offense

[Steve Stone]

Dave wrote:

>Steve wrote:
>
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>"However, in the fourth quarter the qb's performance was little 
>short of spectacular. I've been watching football since my Dad 
>coached Roy Petsch at Scottsbluff HS in the Thirties and I've seldom 
>seen its equal by any qb - - HS, college, or pro."
>
>Wow.  You'd think in all that time you would have seen more quality 
>football.  Or perhaps it was "an exaggeration".


Well, now, let's see. In the mid-Forties I got to see Frankie Albert 
and the Forty-Niners play against Otto Graham and the Browns in the 
original American Football Conference. (Most of today's NFL qb's 
couldn't even carry their jockstraps.) I got to see Herman Weidemeyer 
and Bobby Reynolds run amuck in the broken field. Watched Paul 
Cameron become an All-Everything single-wing tailback while attending 
UCLA. Was teaching at USC during OJ Simpson's heyday. And that's 
barely Jacks for openers.

Most of these guys were ancient-sport history before most folks on 
this List were born, but I think it's fair to say I've seen a bit of 
quality football.

Steve Stone