OT: Husker gymnast great Jim Hartung has passed away.

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He was a Packer fan. The Bears killed him.

Literally died during last night’s game.

RIP. Glad he went out knowing Caleb Williams is his daddy.
 

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He was a Packer fan. The Bears killed him.

Literally died during last night’s game.

RIP. Glad he went out knowing Caleb Williams is his daddy.
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South O Sokol Hall guy - such a talent!

I went to gymnastics at Sokol when Hartung did. They had two tiers, him in top tier, me in bottom tier (I was a fat kid). Even at age 5 he was phenomenal. Phil Cahoy was the same age and at Sokol also. He didn't have the raw talent Hartung did, but worked harder than everyone else and was an intense competitor.
 

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That's saying a lot. Coming from the douche who celebrates QB concussions and players tearing their ACL. And let's not forget him saying Adrian Martinez should kill himself. Trash individual if their ever was one.
He’s a coward and a cuck with such a victim mentality. Remember the oh poor me spat he had with another poster on the former board. I take anything and everything he says with a grain of salt. Just an over emotional coward. Always has been.
 
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I went to gymnastics at Sokol when Hartung did. They had two tiers, him in top tier, me in bottom tier (I was a fat kid). Even at age 5 he was phenomenal. Phil Cahoy was the same age and at Sokol also. He didn't have the raw talent Hartung did, but worked harder than everyone else and was an intense competitor.
I remember Phil Cahoy! Sokol Hall was legendary!

When I was in high school South were always the state champs in gymnastics while my own high school was number one in swimming. I had the horror of having to take pe classes, which included swimming, with the current female state champions.
 
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Jim was a South High Packer that is for sure. I never met Jim but graduated from South in 82 with his brother Jeff, NU coach Chmelka's younger brother and Phil Cahoy's sister was a year younger than me. South had the best boys gymnastics team in the country for many years. Imagine a high school gymnastics team with Hartung, Cahoy and Chmelka.
 

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I saw Hartung come in for a shot in his shoulder a time or two in the training room. RIP.
 
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I went to gymnastics at Sokol when Hartung did. They had two tiers, him in top tier, me in bottom tier (I was a fat kid). Even at age 5 he was phenomenal. Phil Cahoy was the same age and at Sokol also. He didn't have the raw talent Hartung did, but worked harder than everyone else and was an intense competitor.
I also grew up in South O and took gymnastics at Sokol.
 
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