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78 Days Until Gameday - #16 Cherry County, Nebraska

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We have 78 days until our first game of the 2026-2027 football season against the Ohio Bobcats on 9/5/2026.
Yesterday we looked at Chase County, Nebraska.

https://www.on3.com/boards/threads/79-days-until-gameday-15-chase-county-nebraska.8868050/


Cherry County, Nebraska
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  • Population ~5,500 (2025)
  • License Plate prefix #66
  • Valentine is the county seat and largest city in the county.
  • Created in 1883.
  • Cherry County is named for Lt. Samuel Cherry, an Army officer stationed at Fort Niobrara and was killed in South Dakota in 1881.
  • The county is roughly 6,000 square miles and is Nebraska’s largest county.
  • Cherry County is larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut.
  • Located in the sandhills region.
  • The dunes in the regions are a result of the most recent glacial period, the Pinedale glaciation.
  • The annual Cowboy 100 and Cowboy 200 finish at Bolo Beer in Valentine.
  • Niobrara River flows through Cherry County.

Former Huskers (years are letterman years)
According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln records, there have been 3 letterman football players from Cherry County, NE:
  • Richard Fischer – HB 1936, Valentine, NE.
  • Gregg List – S 1996-1999, Valentine, NE.
  • Kenneth Simmons – HB 1941, Valentine, NE.

Other Notable or Prominent People from/born in Cherry County:
  • Arthur Bowring – Served in Nebraska state congress and senate. His ranch became Bowring Ranch State Historical Park.
  • Eva Bowring – U.S. Senator, and the first female to represent Nebraksa in the Senate.
  • Val Logsdon Fitch – Nuclear physicist, 1980 Nobel Prize winner in physics. Worked on the Manhattan Project.
  • James Dahlman – served eight terms as Mayor of Omaha. Known as the “wettest mayor in America”, the number of saloons doubled in Omaha during Dahlman’s first 10 years as mayor.
  • Clayton Danks – 3x champion of Cheyenne Frontier Days. Believed to be the cowboy of the Wyoming state trademark, the bucking horse and cowboy.

Cherry County Husker Spotlight
Gregg List
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  • Rover who played at Nebraska from 1995 to 1999.
  • Wore #14 in 1996, and #29 in 1997-1999.
  • Member of 2 national championship teams (1995, 1997)
  • Former walk-on player
  • 1999 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
  • 3x Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • Played predominately on kickoff coverage and was a backup to Mike Brown for several years.
  • Played in 32 games recording 22 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 pass breakups, 1 INT, and 1 blocked kick.
  • From Valentine, NE where he played defensive back and led Valentine High School to the state playoffs in 1993 and 1994.
  • Accumulated more than 3,500 yards of offense and was All-State.
  • Class B gold medal in 200-yard dash, 400-yard relay, and silver medal in 100-yard dash.

GO BIG RED

Resources:
https://storage.googleapis.com/husk.../ZD6pyAK8hFocPYXCFPaVccH8170tcm1uOYyc7u0R.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_County,_Nebraska
https://huskers.com/sports/football/roster/player/gregg-list
https://cherrycountyne.gov/
 

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HuskerInCarolina said:
We have 78 days until our first game of the 2026-2027 football season against the Ohio Bobcats on 9/5/2026.
Yesterday we looked at Chase County, Nebraska.

https://www.on3.com/boards/threads/79-days-until-gameday-15-chase-county-nebraska.8868050/


Cherry County, Nebraska
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  • Population ~5,500 (2025)
  • License Plate prefix #66
  • Valentine is the county seat and largest city in the county.
  • Created in 1883.
  • Cherry County is named for Lt. Samuel Cherry, an Army officer stationed at Fort Niobrara and was killed in South Dakota in 1881.
  • The county is roughly 6,000 square miles and is Nebraska’s largest county.
  • Cherry County is larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut.
  • Located in the sandhills region.
  • The dunes in the regions are a result of the most recent glacial period, the Pinedale glaciation.
  • The annual Cowboy 100 and Cowboy 200 finish at Bolo Beer in Valentine.
  • Niobrara River flows through Cherry County.

Former Huskers (years are letterman years)
According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln records, there have been 3 letterman football players from Cherry County, NE:
  • Richard Fischer – HB 1936, Valentine, NE.
  • Gregg List – S 1996-1999, Valentine, NE.
  • Kenneth Simmons – HB 1941, Valentine, NE.

Other Notable or Prominent People from/born in Cherry County:
  • Arthur Bowring – Served in Nebraska state congress and senate. His ranch became Bowring Ranch State Historical Park.
  • Eva Bowring – U.S. Senator, and the first female to represent Nebraksa in the Senate.
  • Val Logsdon Fitch – Nuclear physicist, 1980 Nobel Prize winner in physics. Worked on the Manhattan Project.
  • James Dahlman – served eight terms as Mayor of Omaha. Known as the “wettest mayor in America”, the number of saloons doubled in Omaha during Dahlman’s first 10 years as mayor.
  • Clayton Danks – 3x champion of Cheyenne Frontier Days. Believed to be the cowboy of the Wyoming state trademark, the bucking horse and cowboy.

Cherry County Husker Spotlight
Gregg List
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  • Rover who played at Nebraska from 1995 to 1999.
  • Wore #14 in 1996, and #29 in 1997-1999.
  • Member of 2 national championship teams (1995, 1997)
  • Former walk-on player
  • 1999 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
  • 3x Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • Played predominately on kickoff coverage and was a backup to Mike Brown for several years.
  • Played in 32 games recording 22 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 pass breakups, 1 INT, and 1 blocked kick.
  • From Valentine, NE where he played defensive back and led Valentine High School to the state playoffs in 1993 and 1994.
  • Accumulated more than 3,500 yards of offense and was All-State.
  • Class B gold medal in 200-yard dash, 400-yard relay, and silver medal in 100-yard dash.

GO BIG RED

Resources:
https://storage.googleapis.com/husk.../ZD6pyAK8hFocPYXCFPaVccH8170tcm1uOYyc7u0R.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_County,_Nebraska
https://huskers.com/sports/football/roster/player/gregg-list
https://cherrycountyne.gov/
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I am loving these. Thank you so much for your effort.
 
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These are fun and interesting. Thanks. So far, nothing for people to argue about.
 
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HuskerInCarolina said:
We have 78 days until our first game of the 2026-2027 football season against the Ohio Bobcats on 9/5/2026.
Yesterday we looked at Chase County, Nebraska.

https://www.on3.com/boards/threads/79-days-until-gameday-15-chase-county-nebraska.8868050/


Cherry County, Nebraska
View attachment 1332429
View attachment 1332433
View attachment 1332432

  • Population ~5,500 (2025)
  • License Plate prefix #66
  • Valentine is the county seat and largest city in the county.
  • Created in 1883.
  • Cherry County is named for Lt. Samuel Cherry, an Army officer stationed at Fort Niobrara and was killed in South Dakota in 1881.
  • The county is roughly 6,000 square miles and is Nebraska’s largest county.
  • Cherry County is larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut.
  • Located in the sandhills region.
  • The dunes in the regions are a result of the most recent glacial period, the Pinedale glaciation.
  • The annual Cowboy 100 and Cowboy 200 finish at Bolo Beer in Valentine.
  • Niobrara River flows through Cherry County.

Former Huskers (years are letterman years)
According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln records, there have been 3 letterman football players from Cherry County, NE:
  • Richard Fischer – HB 1936, Valentine, NE.
  • Gregg List – S 1996-1999, Valentine, NE.
  • Kenneth Simmons – HB 1941, Valentine, NE.

Other Notable or Prominent People from/born in Cherry County:
  • Arthur Bowring – Served in Nebraska state congress and senate. His ranch became Bowring Ranch State Historical Park.
  • Eva Bowring – U.S. Senator, and the first female to represent Nebraksa in the Senate.
  • Val Logsdon Fitch – Nuclear physicist, 1980 Nobel Prize winner in physics. Worked on the Manhattan Project.
  • James Dahlman – served eight terms as Mayor of Omaha. Known as the “wettest mayor in America”, the number of saloons doubled in Omaha during Dahlman’s first 10 years as mayor.
  • Clayton Danks – 3x champion of Cheyenne Frontier Days. Believed to be the cowboy of the Wyoming state trademark, the bucking horse and cowboy.

Cherry County Husker Spotlight
Gregg List
View attachment 1332439

  • Rover who played at Nebraska from 1995 to 1999.
  • Wore #14 in 1996, and #29 in 1997-1999.
  • Member of 2 national championship teams (1995, 1997)
  • Former walk-on player
  • 1999 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
  • 3x Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • Played predominately on kickoff coverage and was a backup to Mike Brown for several years.
  • Played in 32 games recording 22 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 pass breakups, 1 INT, and 1 blocked kick.
  • From Valentine, NE where he played defensive back and led Valentine High School to the state playoffs in 1993 and 1994.
  • Accumulated more than 3,500 yards of offense and was All-State.
  • Class B gold medal in 200-yard dash, 400-yard relay, and silver medal in 100-yard dash.

GO BIG RED

Resources:
https://storage.googleapis.com/husk.../ZD6pyAK8hFocPYXCFPaVccH8170tcm1uOYyc7u0R.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_County,_Nebraska
https://huskers.com/sports/football/roster/player/gregg-list
https://cherrycountyne.gov/
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And Gregg is the son of Jerry. Between the two of them, four national championship rings. Only the Kosches have more.
PS. RIP Jerry List
 
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