The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 41

December 16, 1962 LINCOLN SUNDAY JOURNAL AND STAR SD Cornhuskers Had an Air Attack, Too City Folk Take lo Iliiskers Dennis 6-yard touchdown pitch to Mike Eger gave Huskers a second-quarter touchdown. By DON BRYANT New York City Sports fans in this city notoriously hard to please. They demand the best and are not easily impressed, but the Nebraska Cornhuskers got a taste of big town hero worship Saturday afternoon. As soon as the sensational 36-34 Ciotham Bowl game went into the books, hundreds of fans streamed onto the field. Brooklyn accents were tossing bouquets at Busker players Miami, too and crowds surged around quarterback Denny Claridge and Willie Boss.

Youngsters and adults pressed in for autographs, backslaps and cheers for the two many) Husker standouts. Jim Huge and Ron Mich- ka led the charge that hoisted coach Bob Devaney atop shoulders for the post-game victory ride to meet Miatni Gustafson. When New York photographers asked Devaney to have his players lift him up again for another picture, Bob refused, telling them, of that New' York stuff for Devaney and (iustafson walked a long way together, arms around each other, praising each clubs and laughing. When Claridge broke away from a group of admiring Gothamites, Gustafson quickly went to him, shook his hand and said: w'as just telling Bob it was a whale of a game and you were Inside the NU clubhouse, all of the players and coaches knelt for silent prayer then cut loose with a mighty roar, hugging, handshaking, laughing, and shouting. The Cornhuskers had come to New York to erase the left by the Oklahoma loss in the 1962 finale and they had succeeded.

got a lot better taste in our mouths co-captain Dwain Carlson said. just seem like a 9-2 season, though. Thinking about losing those two, it still seems like a losing season. But there were two good teams out there today and that field was like Carlson said he had a long afternoon calling e- fenses from his linebacker spot. try to call them and gel confused.

I sure able to guess with that Mira. He had receivers open all day, but its hard to cover a receiver when you cut with him. hope the people in the East start realizing now that Nebraska is back on the map and coming on the Fullerton senior said. the one big reason we wanted to play this game to prove Claridge was besieged with Gotham scribes and photographers. When Devaney and Denny were asked to pose for a shot together, a photographer asked Bob to him a victory Devaney, declining, I a Husker Dennis Claridge fires a jump and Dennis Stuewe makes a Jump caVch.

cracked again, no, none of that New York stuff for us we Just kiss girls back in Claridge, like Carlson and the other Huskers, was proud of the NU redemption. of us realized we were a better team than we showed against Okla- Denny said. come back here just to have a good time. We came to play football and win. Claridge said at the half (20-20) coach encouraged us and we changed our The Husker quarterback, who sparkled on defense as well at the helm, confessed that he had twisted his ankle (injured in the Missouri game) just before the game.

did it warming up and it hurt a he said. like playing defense, although probably not the best back there. got more confidence in myself on defense, I think, because there is less to worry about. 1 just worry about not letting anyone behind me, but on offense you have to worry about calling the play, getting the ball, giving it off or passing and things like Denny called of the best Huskers hustle Coach Bob Devaney off the field after Gotham victory. seen.

1 ii who calls the plays, but assuming he does he is good at mixing them up. He throws real well, but it looked to me like he might throw too hard at I mean that critically at all. He threw a lot better than I did there and he deserves to be an Big Bob Brown, the awesome Husker guard who put the lid on the Hurricanes with his last minute pass interception, having a ball with newsmen. say that when I got the ball 1 intended to go all the way. However, 1 needed one more block to spring me and it should have gone all the way with that Devaney, making his way around congratulating all the players, interjected: not quite as elu- i as I thought you Willie Ross, who provided one of the top thrills with a 92-yard kickoff return, said was a big thrill but a tough should have cut on that first run (which set up the first TD), but without football shoes, 1 get I Foolhall I Photos I hy I Boh (iorliaiii I elistur Kay I Leo Sclierer iliililliatlltllilllMlliillllllltiiiiiMtlMHIIiltlilHllii Quick Stop Dwain Carlson stops Mira..