We have 83 days until our first game of the 2026-2027 football season against the Ohio Bobcats on 9/5/2026.
Yesterday we looked at Buffalo County, Nebraska.
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Burt County, Nebraska
Former Huskers (years are letterman years)
According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln records, there have been 10 letterman football players from Burt County, NE:
Burt County Husker Spotlight
Rex Fischer
Resources:
https://storage.googleapis.com/husk.../ZD6pyAK8hFocPYXCFPaVccH8170tcm1uOYyc7u0R.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_County,_Nebraska
https://www.ymlfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Rex-Rolland-Fischer-MD?obId=23735037
burtcountyne.gov
Yesterday we looked at Buffalo County, Nebraska.
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Burt County, Nebraska
- Population ~6,700 (2025)
- License Plate prefix #31
- Tekamah is the county seat and largest city in the county.
- Established in 1854 and named after Francis Burt, the first Governor of the Nebraska Territory.
- Approximately 497 square miles.
- The Missouri River forms its eastern boundary line, as well as the state line with Iowa.
- There are 2 ghost towns in Burt County: Argo and Basford.
- Liquid Death was named the official iced tea of Arizona, NE. in 2025.
- In 1854, the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs purchased 300,000 acres of land from the Omaha tribe, including the area which is now Decatur, NE.
- The area of Burt County was originally inhabited by Pawnee, Otoe-Missouri, and Omaha tribes.
- Lyons is home to the Center of Rural Affairs
Former Huskers (years are letterman years)
According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln records, there have been 10 letterman football players from Burt County, NE:
- Edgar Sears – E 1934, Decatur, NE.
- Rex Fischer – RB 1955, Oakland, NE.
- Dan Lindstrom – DE 1978-1980, Oakland, NE.
- Roger Lindstrom – WB 1983-1985, Oakland, NE.
- Philip Young – FB 1948, Oakland, NE.
- Mike Tranmer – MG 1982-1983, Craig, NE.
- Jack Bryant – HB 1944, Tekamah, NE.
- Dick Goll – C 1950-1951, Tekamah, NE.
- Paul Potadle – G 1979, Tekamah, NE.
- Grant Seagren – OL 2024, Oakland, NE.
- Curt Bromm – Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature from 2002-2005. UNL Law grad and US Army veteran.
- Edmund “Hoot” Gibson – Rodeo champion, actor, director, producer. Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Member of the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Served in WWI in the US Army Tank Corps.
- Robert Holland – Economist who served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1973 to 1976 under Presidents Nixon and Ford. Served in WWII in the US Army.
- Don Stenberg – 31st Attorney General of Nebraska and 43rd Treasurer of Nebraska.
Burt County Husker Spotlight
Rex Fischer
- From Oakland, NE.
- Lettered at UNL at 1955 as a running back, leading Nebraska to the 1955 Orange Bowl.
- Stood approximately 5’8” and 160lbs.
- 1st Team All-Big Seven selection
- 1955 Tom Novak Award Winner
- 1955 Outstanding Senior Player Award winner
- Academic All-Big Seven Conference honoree
- Member of Phi Gamma Delta and president of the fraternity.
- Chose Nebraska over Colorado
- Went on to become an OG/GYN MD
- Served in the US Army from 1966-1968 as part of the US Medical Corps
- Served on the Board of Directors for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas for 39 years.
- Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Member
- Rex passed away in 2018 at the age of 84.
Resources:
https://storage.googleapis.com/husk.../ZD6pyAK8hFocPYXCFPaVccH8170tcm1uOYyc7u0R.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_County,_Nebraska
https://www.ymlfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Rex-Rolland-Fischer-MD?obId=23735037
Burt County
burtcountyne.gov
