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The nickname "Cornhuskers" was first applied to Nebraska athletic teams at the turn of the century by sports writer Charles "Cy" Sherman of the Nebraska State Journal. Before adopting Sherman's suggestion, Nebraska sports teams were called "The Bugeaters," "Tree Planters," "Nebraskans," "Rattlesnake Boys," "Antelopes" and "Old Gold Knights." Of course, today it is commonly shortened as "Huskers."
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What are Nebraska's major sports teams?
Football tends to be the most popular sport in Nebraska.
What was the score of the Colorado and Nebraska football game in 2007?
Buffaloes 65. Cornhuskers 51.
Who was called Big Red first the Nebraska Cornhuskers or the Oklahoma Sooners?
Nebraska. However, Wisconsin fielded a football team a year earlier than Nebraska, in 1889.
Lyell Bremser was a long time broadcaster for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Is he still living?
No, he passed away in 1990
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i think a College Sports team was called the cornhuskers. it is the only nickname derived from a sports team.
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