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1979 CORNHUSKER HONORS

OTHER SEASONS ALL AMERICA JUNIOR MILLER, TE American Football Coaches Assn. (Kodak), Football Writers, AP, UPI, Walter Camp Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Sporting News Second Team Junior Miller, TE...........Football News Kerry Weinmaster, MG..................UPI Jarvis Redwine, IB ...................NEA Mark Goodspeed, OT....................NEA Third Team Kelly Saalfeld, OC .......Football News Jarvis Redwine, IB ........Football News Honorable Mention John Havekost, OG.................UPI, AP Jarvis Redwine, IB ...............UPI, AP Kerry Weinmaster, MG ................AP Kelly Saalfeld, OC.....................AP Rod Horn, DT ..........................AP Derrie Nelson, DE ...................AP ACADEMIC ALL AMERICA First Team Randy Schleusener, OT ....3.67 (Pre-Med) Kelly Saalfeld, C..........3.60 (Ag-Econ) Rod Horn, DT.....3.29 (Natural Resources) ALL BIG EIGHT TIM SMITH, SE .................UPI, OWH JUNIOR MILLER, TE............UPI, AP, OWH JOHN HAVEKOST, OG.................UPI, AP JARVIS REDWINE, IB...........UPI, AP, OWH DEAN SUKUP, K.....................UPI, AP DERRIE NELSON, DE ...........UPI, AP, OWH ROD HORN, DT ..............UPI, AP, OWH KERRY WEINMASTER, MG.........UPI, AP, OWH KENNY BROWN, WB.......................OWH KELLY SAALFELD, OC................... OWH Second Team Mark Goodspeed, OT .................UPI Kelly Saalfeld, OC ..............UPI, AP Kenny Brown, WB .....................UPI Bill Barnett, DT..................UPI, AP Randy Schleusener, OG..................AP Tim Smith, SE..........................AP Andy Means, DB ......................AP Honorable Mention Andra Franklin, FB...........UPI, AP, OWH Lawrence Cole, DE............UPI, AP, OWH Tom Vering, LB ...................UPI AP John Havekost, OG ...................OWH Andy Means, DB .....................OWH Brent Williams, LB ..............AP, OWH Bill Barnett, DT ....................OWH I. M. Hipp, IB .......................AP Dan Steiner, OT .......................AP Mark LeRoy, MON .....................AP Big Eight Newcomer of the Year—UPI & AP JARVIS REDWINE, IB Academic All Big Eight—First Team Offense TIM SMITH, SE—3.216, Business RANDY SCHLEUSENER, OG—3.67, Pre Med KELLY SAALFELD, OC—3.6, Ag. Econ. DAN STEINER, OT—3.307, Phy. Ed. JEFF QUINN, QB—2.9, Business DEAN SUKUP, K—3.35, Law School Defense ROD HORN, DT—3.296, Natural Resources BILL BARNETT, DT—3.05, Advertising RIC LINDQUIST, DB—3.635, Business Big Eight Offensive Players of the Week Sept. 29—Tim Hager, QB vs. Penn State Oct. 20—Kenny Brown, WB vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Defensive Player of the Week Sept 22—Mark LeRoy, MON vs. Iowa Nov. 3—Bill Barnett, DT and Derrie Nelson, DE vs. Missouri ABC-TV Players of the Game Sept. 29—Tim Hager, QB vs. Penn State Nov. 24—Andy Means, DB vs. Oklahoma
1979 HUSKER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Opp.OffenseDefense
USUI.M. Hipp IBBrent Williams LB
Iowa Craig Johnson IBMark LeRoy MON
PSUTim Hager QBBrent Williams LB
NMSJarvis Redwine IBKim Baker LB
KUCraig Johnson IBDan Pensick DT
OSUKenny Brown WBBill Barnett DT
CUJarvis Redwine IBTom Vering LB
MU
 
Craig Johnson IB
 
Bill Barnett DT
Derrie Nelson DE
KSUAndra Franklin FBLawrence Cole DE
OUJarvis Redwine IBAndy Means DB

1979 Optimist Awards
Offensive Line .............Junior Miller
Offensive Back .................Tim Hager
Defensive Line ..........Kerry Weinmaster
Defensive Back  ...............Mark LeRoy

Special Awards
Jarvis Redwine, IB  ...Hinky Dinky Trophy
                    (Most Popular Husker)
Tim Smith, SE   ........NCAA Postgraduate
                              Scholarship
Tim Smith, SE  ......Guy Chamberlin Award
Tim Wurth, RB   .........Tom Novak Trophy