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diminutive end from Omaha Westside High, Guy Ingles. 
As a sophomore in 1968, Ingles caught 14 passes for 146 yards. In Osborne’s 1969 offense, Ingles broke out with 26 catches, 408 yards* and three touchdowns. Against Oklahoma State, Ingles had a (then) school record 163 receiving yards on just five catches. 

Ingles also has one of the great nicknames in Cornhusker history: “Guy the Fly.” It perfectly captured his speed, elusiveness and size (Ingles was listed at 5’9″ and just 158 pounds). I’m guessing defenses found him to be a pest as well.

In 1970, Ingles had 34 catches for 603 yards and a team-high eight touchdowns. Halfway through the season, he became Nebraska’s all-time leading receiver, and the first Husker to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a career. 

Guy “The Fly” Ingles was a second-team All-Big Eight pick in 1970 and won the Guy Chamberlin Trophy, given to an outstanding senior. Ingles was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1995.

Nate Swift was part of Bill Callahan's first recruiting class. After a redshirt year in 2004, he was ready to start rewriting the Husker record books. In 2005, he led the team in the big three receiving categories (receptions, yards and touchdowns). He was the first Husker with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games in 22 years.

Throughout his career, he just kept climbing the career charts. By the end of his senior season in 2008, Swift was the all-time leader in receptions and just three yards short of Johnny Rodgers' record 2,479 receiving yards. Swift's 22 receiving touchdowns were three behind the Jet's record.

In addition, Swift was an excellent punt returner. In 2008, he was second in the Big 12 (and eighth nationally) with 14.8 yards per return. He had an electrifying 88-yard punt return touchdown against Virginia Tech, then the fourth-longest in school history.

As a freshman in 1990, Johnny Mitchell caught 11 passes for 282 yards. Seven of his 11 receptions resulted in a touchdown. He averaged a ridiculous 25.6 yards per reception. Mitchell became the first true freshman Husker to earn first-team All-Big Eight honors since the legendary Tom Novak did it in 1946. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that Mitchell also played “Johnny B Goode” at a school dance.

Sophomore slump? No way. Mitchell set school records with 31 catches for 534 yards, and added five more touchdowns. In his final two games, Mitchell had 137 receiving yards against Oklahoma and 138 against Georgia Tech in the Citrus Bowl.* At the time, those were the sixth- and eighth-best receiving days in school history. They’re still in the top 30.

Mike Rucker finished his Husker career with 17 sacks, 40 tackles for loss and 36 quarterback hurries. He went on to have a lengthy and successful career with the Carolina Panthers.

The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy (now known as the William Campbell Trophy) is given to the “absolute best in the country for his academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.” Presented since 1990, it is widely considered the most prestigious academic award in college football.

Few Huskers have ever epitomized the combination of “brains and brawn” more than Kyle Vanden Bosch. In addition to the “Academic Heisman,” he won several other national scholar-athlete awards. He is one of a dozen Huskers to be a two-time Academic All-American and was first-team Academic All-Big 12 three times.


Kyle Vanden Bosch was also a three-time finalist for Nebraska’s “Lifter of the Year” award, winning it twice. He owns position records for the Husker Power Performance Index, which showcased his speed, power, agility and explosiveness.

When his athletic gifts and intelligence were combined on the football field, Vanden Bosch carried on a legacy of outstanding play by Nebraska rush ends.

In his senior season, Vanden Bosch earned second-team All-Big 12 honors with a team-high 17 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks (tied with Randy Stella for the team lead).

Vanden Bosch blocked two field goals against Texas A&M in 1999, tying an NCAA record.