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Joining a brotherhood: 13 honored with Blackshirts

Who better than John Parrella to stand before the Nebraska football team and use words like ‘brotherhood’ and ‘sacrifices’ when describing the longstanding, proud tradition of the Blackshirts?

Parrella earned the coveted practice jersey, symbolic of starting status on Nebraska’s defense, when he played from 1988-92.