Husker cheerleaders from 1940s look back on time at NU

Anna "Hink" Sahs (left), a Husker cheerleader in the early 1940s, visits with current Husker cheerleader Jadyn Huenink, Herbie Husker and Sahs' sister, Betty Kjelson, who is also a former cheerleader. The sisters looked back on their time at Nebraska during a party at The Landing on Friday.Anna "Hink" Sahs' souvenirs from her time as a Husker cheerleader include a sweater and photographs.On gamedays in Lincoln, you can still find Anna "Hink" Sahs among the 90,000 fans in Memorial Stadium, cheering and chanting for the Huskers, wearing her favorite red cowboy hat.

In the early 1940s, Sahs and her sister, Betty Kjelson, were among the first Husker cheerleaders, when the stadium capacity was…