![]() ![]() All marvel when they step into the facility just down the hall from NU's coaching offices and meeting rooms. They donated generously to build and equip the Nebraska Football Recruiting Lounge, a showplace for current football players, prospective recruits and their families. Whether that was an intentional pun or not, few would dispute that Dan Whitney is a Git-R-Done kind of guy. ![]() "I hit the ball pretty hard," Osborne replied before admitting that nothing Dan Whitney does surprises him because "He always seems to be up to a challenge, and he really does get a lot of things done." 21, the night before the Huskers host Idaho State.ĭid Larry the Cable Guy strike out Osborne? "We were playing indoors in the winter time, and he thought he was going to strike me out," Osborne recalled with a laugh while discussing the high honor that will be presented to the Whitneys at Nebraska's annual Hall-of-Fame banquet on Sept. Whitney's camouflage cap and his sleeveless flannel may fool some of the people some of the time, but they never fooled Osborne, who remembers a certain whiffle ball game at the indoor Hawks Championship Center when Larry the Cable Guy was determined to strike out an outstanding American Legion baseball player from decades ago. "It was always fun to see Dan, especially when he would start throwing hot dogs to the fans below him with four or five minutes left in the game. "Dan's box was right next to mine (in the North Stadium until Whitney moved to a West Stadium suite)," Osborne said. Even when he was living in Florida, he and his wife were here a lot. "He loves Nebraska so much that he and his family moved back here. "Dan is one of our more faithful fans," Osborne said. Swanson Meritorious Service Award this fall by the Nebraska Chapter of the College Football Hall of Fame. Has it really been three years ago tonight since Dan Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy) sold out all available seats for his Fourth of July Concert inside Lincoln's Memorial Stadium, where one of America's best comedians made people laugh until they almost cried while the show was taped for Comedy Central? Tom Osbornewasn't there, but Nebraska's Hall-of-Fame football coach and now athletic director is certainly happy that Dan and his wife, Cara, will be honored with the Clarence E. Follow Randy on Twitter at Randy York's N-Sider Blog ![]()
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