Three Nebraska players were selected to the Associated Press’ All-Time All-America team released Thursday. Johnny Rodgers and ...

The Gators legend is joined in the backfield by two legendary Heisman-winning running backs—Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders ...

They laugh about their friendly rivalry now because this summer, both Rodgers and Pruitt — the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner and the 1971 third-place finisher — turned 70 years old. Football and ...

Nebraska’s Johnny Rodgers (20) celebrates in the end zone after his 72-yard punt return for a touchdown that helped the top-ranked Cornhuskers beat No. 2 Oklahoma 35-31 on Nov. 25, 1971, in ...

Johnny Rodgers greets the press at the State Capitol on Nov. 14, 2013, after getting fully pardoned of a felony conviction wherein he was convicted in Lancaster County and sentenced on June 15 ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/nebraska as Dave Feit's Greatest Huskers by the Numbers: 20 - ...

Fifty years later, fans of all ages still ask Johnny Rodgers about that electrifying play. They want a first-person account of the bobbing, weaving, 72-yard punt return for a touchdown that helped ...

Johnny Rodgers testifies at the State Capitol on Nov. 14, 2013, during his pardon hearing for a felony conviction wherein he was convicted in Lancaster County and sentenced on June 15, 1971, to ...

Johnny Rodgers testifies at the State Capitol on Nov. 14, 2013, during his pardon hearing for a felony conviction wherein he was convicted in Lancaster County and sentenced on June 15, 1971, to ...

Johnny Rodgers, Coach Dick Christie and Willie Bob "Tex" Johnson on Oct. 26, 1966. Johnny Rodgers, second from left, in 1967 with Omaha Tech teammates Johnny Ray (27), Paul Griego (21) and Robert ...