In 2014, Sittler Family Earned Conservation Award
1963 Huskers Finished 10-1, Won Orange Bowl
By Randy York, The N-Sider
The starting center for Bob Devaney’s first three Nebraska football teams – and first three teams that launched the Huskers' national record of 354 consecutive home football game sellouts – died last week at age 74. Lyle Sittler, a native of rural Martell, Neb., earned a full football scholarship after graduating from Crete (Neb.) High School in 1960.