Best Husker Wrestlers Ever: No. 2 Bill Scherr

Jon Johnston / CORN NATION One of Nebraska’s best returners, Eric Schultz holds down Nebraska’s 197-pound weight class, right where Husker legend Bill Scherr would likely have wrestled in today’s game. Scherr won an NCAA title and two conference crowns before an impressive freestyle career.It’s time to unveil No. 2 in our countdown of Nebraska’s best wrestlers ever. In case you missed them, here’s the list so far.

Honorable mentions: Jim Scherr, Mike Nissen and Corey Olson

No. 2 Bill Scherr (1981-84)

At the end of Bill Scherr’s career, he was by far the most accomplished wrestler Nebraska had ever seen. He was the first to win over 100 career matches, setting the Nebraska career mark with a…