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Cornhusker Fever and Sultan Bob Devaney's Big Red Spell
A humorous profile of Nebraska football fever centered on coach Bob Devaney. It describes fans traveling up to 700 miles to Memorial Stadium, bedecked in red, and credits Devaney with expanding Memorial Stadium and guiding the program to bowl bids and multiple All Big Eight honors. The piece endnotes the enduring, incurable nature of Cornhusker Fever and predicts a 1971 wave of enthusiasm.
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