The remainder of Russ Hochstein's career (1999 and 2000) felt like the Nebraska of old.

1939 — Former football great Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title in at the Coliseum in Houston.

1939 — Former football great Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title in at the Coliseum in Houston.

Grady Jarrett will wear Mike Singletary’s iconic No. 50 jersey for the Chicago Bears in 2025, honoring the Hall of Famer’s request to keep it in circulation.

Bears rookie Luther Burden II would love to wear No. 3, but the Bears retired it to honor Bronko Nagurski who last played in 1943.

- Oh, I would be horrified if my old high school called themselves the History Haileys. - Bronko did not want the Bronkos to be the Bronkos because he didn't want, you know, himself to be a mascot.

Burden wore No. 3 throughout his high school and collegiate careers, but the Bears have retired the number to honor former legend Bronko Nagurski who spent a nine-season stretch with the Bears ...

As a sophomore, Starks was even better as a first-team Associated Press All-American selection and finalist for the Bronko Nagurski (top defender) and Jim Thorpe (top defensive back) Awards after ...

Kostka negotiated what was then considered an outrageous salary of $5,000 (comparable to what superstar Bronko Nagurski was making at the time), plus a $500 signing bonus, out of Kelly and Brooklyn.

Most valuable players for every Top 25 college football team entering 2025 Arch Manning and Jeremiah Smith are the MVPs driving the nation's best teams.

Ahead of the draft in Green Bay (April 24-26), Yardbarker NFL writers identify one player for every NFC team who should be a prime candidate for selection on Day 2 (rounds 2-3 Friday) or Day 3 ...