This week(s) in Husker history
The weeks of May 10-31, looking back in five-year intervals:
1915: Spring drills come to a close, and coach Jumbo Stiehm calls off plans for holding a spring game during graduation week.
1920: With a $1 million goal, fundraising for a Memorial Gymnasium & Stadium gets under way, but the effort would eventually fizzle.
1940: Head coach Biff Jones is honored at a gathering of Nebraska alumni in New York. Among those present was Frank Crawford (left), Nebraska's coach in 1893 and ’94.
1955: Four Husker football players lose their scholarships after taking part in a mid-April panty raid that got out of hand.
1960: Coach Bill Jennings is unusually upbeat about Nebraska's prospects after spring drills. Also, several position changes are made.
«1970: Dave Humm, a heavily recruited quarterback from Las Vegas, signs a national letter of intent with Nebraska. Also, the regents approve the installation of AstroTurf at Memorial Stadium, and work begins. | Home improvement
1975: Dave Humm is selected to play in the Coaches All-American game.
1995: Husker O-lineman Rob Zatechka earns Big Eight athlete of the year honors.
2000: Former Husker lineman Jim Raschke looks back on his days as pro wrestling's Baron Von Raschke
2010: Speculation about a possible move to the Big Ten by Nebraska starts getting serious, and a showdown appears to loom at June’s Big 12 meetings as commissioner Dan Beebe says, “We need to talk about where we’re going and who's on the plane when it takes off.”
2020: COVID-related financial uncertainties throw a wrench in plans to start construction of the $155 million football training facility in June.