NU mascot getting overdue props
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NU mascot getting overdue props
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You'd have to be super old like @LoudHogRider to remember the last one.
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I was gonna be "chapped" about this vicious affront and clear example of age discrimination, then I did a little research on the "Corncob Man" mascot, and I was alive - albeit an infant - during his tenure. Sumbitch.
"The first mascot Nebraska had was Corncob Man who debuted in 1955. Corncob Man wore green overalls and had a half ear of corn that served as a headpiece."
Corncob Man was replaced by "Huskie the Husker" in the early 60's because having an unhusked ear of corn seemed like a stoopid idea for a team named the Cornhuskers.
Herbie turns 45: Looking back on Nebraska’s mascot history
Mascots are an important part of college athletics because they represent the team, energize the crowd and are the biggest cheerleaders without saying a word.
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Corn cob Man was a bit creepy, but it did feature husked corn.I was gonna be "chapped" about this vicious affront and clear example of age discrimination, then I did a little research on the "Corncob Man" mascot, and I was alive - albeit an infant - during his tenure. Sumbitch.
"The first mascot Nebraska had was Corncob Man who debuted in 1955. Corncob Man wore green overalls and had a half ear of corn that served as a headpiece."
Corncob Man was replaced by "Huskie the Husker" in the early 60's because having an unhusked ear of corn seemed like a stoopid idea for a team named the Cornhuskers.
Herbie turns 45: Looking back on Nebraska’s mascot history
Mascots are an important part of college athletics because they represent the team, energize the crowd and are the biggest cheerleaders without saying a word.www.dailynebraskan.com
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