Ed Weir, Carol Frost and Grant Wistrom highlight 2019 Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame Class

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On Thursday, the NU athletic department announced the 2019 Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame class. There are seven inductees in total, including Ed Weir and Carol Frost, who were named “pioneer inductees” of the 2019 class, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding.

Weir, the namesake of Nebraska’s outdoor track facility, was an assistant coach on the football team and the head coach of the track and field team. Before he became a coach, he was a player at Nebraska. Weir was the first person to be named a two time All-American in Nebraska football team history, receiving the distinction both in 1924 and 1925. He returned to Nebraska in 1929, where he spent the next four decades at the University as a coach and administrator.

Frost, a former Olympian and UNL alum, served as the head coach of the Husker women’s track and field team as well as the women’s cross country team from 1976-1980. Her son is Scott Frost, Nebraska’s current head football coach.

Wistrom played for the Husker football team from 1994 until 1997. The Webb City, Missouri native won a national championship with Nebraska his senior year in 1997. A member of the college football hall of fame, Wistrom recorded 206 tackles in his career, 58.5 of which went for a loss. He played in the NFL from 1998-2006 with the St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks, winning Super Bowl 34 with the Rams during the 1999 season.

The other inductees are listed here:

2019 Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame Class

• Rhonda Blanford-Green,Women’s Track & Field (1982-85)
• Greichaly Cepero, Volleyball (1999-2002); Women’s Basketball (2001-03)
• Wes Suter, Men’s Gymnastics (1983-86)
• Grant Wistrom, Football (1994-97)
• Francis Allen, Head Men’s Gymnastics Coach (1970-2009)
• Carol Frost, Nebraska 150 Pioneer (Cross Country and Track and Field Coach 1976-80)
• Ed Weir, Nebraska 150 Pioneer (Track and Field Letterwinner 1923-26, Football Letterwinner 1923-25, Track and Field Coach, Football Coach and Administrator 1929-68)

The full release can be read at huskers.com.