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Steven M. Sipple: Tears don’t lie — Nebraska I-back great Doug DuBose touched by Hall honor | Column



During preseason drills in August of 1986, he took a pitch from quarterback Steve Taylor and sped downfield. The powerful runner made a strong cut-back move, and then felt his left knee give out. He knew right away his senior season was a lost cause. That stings him to this day. After all, he was a leading Heisman Trophy candidate.

“I’m telling you, I was getting better every year,” he says, pausing to look toward the heavens. 

If you were around to watch DuBose back then, you know exactly what he’s talking about. He was a special talent. A rare talent.

Yes, a Hall-of-Fame talent.

“If I could do it all again, you know, I would change a few things,” he says. “But I wouldn’t change coming here. That’s coming from my heart.” 

Coming from his heart? Of that, I have zero doubt. 

Nebraska Football Hall of Fame inductees

2020 class: Three players and one assistant coach from the 1970 national championship team were selected: quarterback Van Brownson, fullback Dan Schneiss, offensive tackle Wally Winter and 11-year assistant Carl Selmer. Two other former Huskers also were voted in: DuBose and Ray Phillips, a defensive end in 1976. They are joined in the class by Chris Bober, a standout offensive lineman at UNO in the late 1990s.



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