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per the World Herald:
The University of Minnesota never wanted Russell Gary, even though he was playing a few minutes from campus at Minneapolis Central High School.
Neither did any other major college football programs, really, other than Nebraska.
But the Huskers had been sending Gary letters since his sophomore year. They remained persistent and saw something in an undersized and underdeveloped kid that others didn’t.
And that was good enough for Gary.
“The Gophers didn’t basically start recruiting me until the week before signing day and hadn’t talked to me or anything,” Gary said. “The rest of the schools that wanted me were mostly Division IIs and maybe some people like Montana and Wichita State.
“I was so excited about Nebraska that it didn’t matter to me. It didn’t make any difference if I had the top of the line wanting me.”
The Gophers’ loss was a late bloomer who turned into a three-year regular (1978 to ’80) and All-Big Eight safety for NU, and then a future NFL All-Pro. Gary was announced last week as one of this year’s inductees for the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130609/HUSKERS/706099861/1707
Go Gophers!!
The University of Minnesota never wanted Russell Gary, even though he was playing a few minutes from campus at Minneapolis Central High School.
Neither did any other major college football programs, really, other than Nebraska.
But the Huskers had been sending Gary letters since his sophomore year. They remained persistent and saw something in an undersized and underdeveloped kid that others didn’t.
And that was good enough for Gary.
“The Gophers didn’t basically start recruiting me until the week before signing day and hadn’t talked to me or anything,” Gary said. “The rest of the schools that wanted me were mostly Division IIs and maybe some people like Montana and Wichita State.
“I was so excited about Nebraska that it didn’t matter to me. It didn’t make any difference if I had the top of the line wanting me.”
The Gophers’ loss was a late bloomer who turned into a three-year regular (1978 to ’80) and All-Big Eight safety for NU, and then a future NFL All-Pro. Gary was announced last week as one of this year’s inductees for the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130609/HUSKERS/706099861/1707
Go Gophers!!
