Dennis Claridge, who quarterbacked the Nebraska Cornhuskers to a 13-7 Orange Bowl victory over Auburn following the 1963 season under second-year coach Bob Devaney, died Tuesday after a 3-year battle with bladder cancer. He was 76.
I was going to add something to this... but decided against it. All I know is that I’m thankful that Bob Devaney and Dennis Claridge got together and decided to win at football. Without that, where would the state of Nebraska be?
Randy York has a nice bit over at Huskers.com about him. Read it. Look at that comment about the Gotham Bowl not having enough watches to go around.