Football

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This small collection contains the program from the November 31, 1931, University of Omaha Homecoming football contest against Wayne; two copies of the Municipal University of Omaha Student Council Constitution; and a few newspaper clippings.

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Six films containing portions of UNO football games: UNI 1978 offense, UND 1980 defense, NDSU 1980 defense, Drake 1980 defense (black and white, 2 reels), and Augustana 1979 defense (black and white).

Scope and Contents The Clarence (Gene) Sage Collection includes photographs, news clippings, souvenir programs, books, ephemera, and artifacts, such as textiles and a bank in the shape of a football player, related to football at the University of Omaha, circa 1952-1956. Much of the material relates to the Tangerine Bowl victory on January 1, 1955, including a scrapbook featuring the game on the cover and a commemorative wristwatch and belt buckle presented to OU football players following the victorious...

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The Crete Relay was organized by the OU Alumni Association after an invitation from the Mayor of Omaha to the Mayor of Crete to sit with him at the OU Homecoming game against Doane College. OU alumni and students ran a 102-mile relay to hand-deliver the event ticket to Crete. The scrapbook includes news clippings, copies of the letters exchanged, and related material.

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The papers consist of materials related to Debra White's book, The Spirit of Nebraska: a history of Husker game day traditions, the tunnel walk, mascots, cheer, & more. The materials include drafts of the book, notes, sources and quotes, research files with photocopies of source material, photo and quote permissions, photos, news clippings, bibliography, and book promotion.

Scope and Contents One scrapbook containing Cornhusker football newspaper sports pages from the 1962-1977 football seasons. Newspapers include the Lincoln Journal Star, Minneapolis Tribune, Miami Herald, ...

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Football helmet of Melvin Boldenow, class of 1938, and description of helmet's use also provided by Boldenow.

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University of Omaha white football jersey #75 worn by James E. Herren in the 1960 season.

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One UNO letter jacket earned by Ed Cook for playing football.

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One UNO letter sweater earned by Ed Cook for playing football.

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The records consist of programs from University of Nebraska-Lincoln football games. It is not a complete set.

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Football trophy given to President Milo Bail.

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The collection contains photographs taken by Frank O'Neill for the Lincoln Journal Star. The photos cover a wide variety of topics and were all take in Lincoln, NE. photos include holiday celebrations, football games, tragedies like fires and plane crashes, local businesses, the state fair, political and court events, portraits of local people, infrastructure projects, political protests, local youth activities, and military bases.

Scope and Contents The Fred Moyer Collection includes game programs (1954-1957), tickets (Tangerine Bowl, 1969 season), photographs, news clippings, pages from a scrapbook, and other material documenting the football team at the University of Omaha predominantly from 1954 to 1957 including the undefeated 1954 team (1955 Tangerine Bowl champions). The collection also includes one photo of the OU baseball team from the 1957-1958 season when Moyer and other students joined the team after several students were...

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This collection contains photocopies of articles written about Flippin. Those items that specifically relate to his time at the University of Nebraska are articles or small notes in the Hesperian, the student newspaper at the time.

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The papers of Harold Johnk document his student athletic career at the University of Omaha, his time as an assistant Football coach, and induction into the UNO Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.

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16 mm Reel-to-reel film. The film is labeled: "Omaha U Football – Wide Screen; 11/19/57 UNO Football vs. N. Illinois? Football – Wide Screen; Horses – Halftone—H. C. Ragalty."

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Marlin Briscoe #27 University of Omaha football quarterback figurine. Box describing item as action figure not included. Plastic figure is painted gold, with a wash of black paint to highlight details. A white plastic advertisement is broken off the base. A sticker on the bottom of the base identifies the manufacture date as 2009.

Scope and Contents Silent film of University of Omaha vs. Drake University football game in Des Moines, November 20, 1965. This is the only known surviving footage of Marlin Briscoe (#27) playing for the University of Omaha. The original 16mm film is owned by Drake University, but was loaned to the University of Nebraska at Omaha for digitization in 2016. Two digital files were produced, one masterfile encoded with JPEG2000 compression and one public access file encoded with H.264...

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A silver trophy in the shape of a football mounted on a stand honoring the 1934 Omaha University Football team for winning the NAIA championship. The names of team members are engraved on the football. The trophy was dented upon arrival in UNO Libraries' Archives and Special Collections.

Scope and Contents The February 2016 accession includes: a UNO wastebasket, a UNO Maverick Hockey flag, a UN Omaha pennant, and a 1996 UNO football poster. The poster was transferred to the UNO Poster Collection. The March 2016 accession includes: a small UN Omaha pennant, a cloth depiction of former OU/UNO Indian mascot OUampi, and a UNO Maverick key chain.The April 2016 accession includes: two Christmas ornaments, a UNO key chain, a UNO Mavericks button, and a pair of UNO ankle...

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Collection of UNO football memorabilia and related materials, collected by T. Patrick Ryan, UNO football player (class of 1973). The collection includes UNO Football Media Guides (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972); selected game programs (1968, 1969, 1970, and 1972); two 1968 national football magazines; 1968 & 1969 UNO football team photographs; a UNO football duffel bag; and a football commemorating the 2000 UNO North Central Conference Championship.

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Audio recordings of the January 1, 1955, Tangerine Bowl of the University of Omaha vs. Eastern Kentucky football game. OU won 7-6.

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Material from the celebration of the 1955 Tangerine Bowl Championship football on April 12, 2014, including photographs, news clippings, copies of the game film and audio, and other material.