When someone asks me to name my favorite Beatle song, I answer, How? I can give a Top 25 list, but I can't pick a favorite. However, after some thought, here's my favorite Husker whom I never watched or listened to games while he played for NU. Saw him many times on TV after he graduated. Nate Branch. His last year with the Huskers was 1966, when I was 5 and he joined the Harlem Globetrotters in 67. Saw him play at least once a year on The Wild World of Sports. The announcers, maybe Chris Schenkel, always said he played for the University of Nebraska. Talk about being proud....
One other name I'll throw out because he played when I sat in the student section is Greg Downing. Undersized, over-hearted and at 6'2" could jump through the ceiling and electrify the crowd.