To commemorate 50 years of Title IX, Nebraska will celebrate a trailblazer in women's athletics at every home football game. This week, Carol Frost will be recognized and honored during the game against Georgia Southern.
A native of Cedar Rapids, Neb., Carol Frost served as a trailblazer for women's athletes in the state of Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska, along with her husband Larry, who played football under coaches Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne, but she never competed because women's athletics didn't exist in the 1960s.
"It was just accepted," Carol said. "I was lucky that I had a person from Cedar Rapids, Neb.