« Reply #294 on: July 30, 2022, 09:08:36 AM »
#35 might be the most honored number in Husker history
Ed Weir was a dominant offensive tackle for the Cornhuskers and was a driving force behind NU's 14-7 victory over Notre Dame's legendary "Four Horsemen" on Nov. 10, 1923 in the third game ever played inside Nebraska's Memorial Stadium. He helped Coach Fred Dawson's club to a third consecutive Missouri Valley Conference title in 1923.
From 1922 to 1924, Notre Dame's "Four Horsemen" posted a 27-2-1 record, with their only losses coming to Nebraska, and legendary Notre Dame Coach Knute Rockne called Weir "the greatest tackle I ever saw."
Weir helped christen Nebraska's new home as a sophomore with an impressive 24-0 victory over Oklahoma on Oct. 13, 1923. A two-time football captain for the Huskers in 1924 and 1925, Weir provided another enduring link to college football history when he led Nebraska to a 14-0 victory over Red Grange at Illinois. Weir and the Huskers kept Grange out of the end zone at home for the only time during Grange's career.


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