We have 88 days until our first game of the 2026-2027 football season against the Ohio Bobcats on 9/5/2026.
Yesterday we looked at Blaine County, Nebraska.
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Boone County, Nebraska
Former Huskers (years are letterman years)
According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln records as of completion of 2023 season, there have been 8 letterman football players from Boone County.
Other Notable or Prominent People from/born in Boone County
Boone County Husker Spotlight
Cletus Fischer
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Resources:
https://storage.googleapis.com/husk.../ZD6pyAK8hFocPYXCFPaVccH8170tcm1uOYyc7u0R.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20030507032406/http://kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/boone/boone-p1.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20030429033455/http://kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/boone/boone-p2.html
https://nebhalloffame.org/cletus-fischer-lincoln/
Yesterday we looked at Blaine County, Nebraska.
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Boone County, Nebraska
- Population: ~5,300 (2025)
- Albion is the county seat and largest city in the county.
- Established in 1871 and named after famous frontiersman Daniel Boone.
- First settled in the late 1860’s, encouraged by the railroad expansions and the Homestead Act of 1862.
- 687 square miles
- License Plate Prefix #23
- Wheat, corn, and oats were the dominant crops in the county that fueled the local economy.
- The first birth in the county was a child named Clara Boone Mattison in 1873.
- The first death in the county also came in 1873, but sadly was a child who belonged to Elias Atwood Sr.
- Albion got its name by way of contest in a game of Euchre (a card game). 2 men played for Albion, 2 men played for Manchester. Winner named the town.
- The prosperity and growth of Albion is attributed to Loran Clark Sr.
- Boone County Fair is held every July.
Former Huskers (years are letterman years)
According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln records as of completion of 2023 season, there have been 8 letterman football players from Boone County.
- Wyatt Mazour – RB 2018-2019, Albion, NE.
- Damon Schmadeke – IB 1993, Albion, NE.
- Darren Schmadeke – CB 1993-1995, Albion, NE.
- Cletus Fischer – QB 1945-1948, St. Edward, NE.
- Kenneth Fischer – HB 1948-1949, St. Edward, NE.
- Darwin Salestrom – G 1947-1949, St. Edward, NE.
- Andrew Shanle – FS 2003-2006, St. Edward, NE.
- Scott Shanle – LB 1999-2002, St. Edward, NE.
Other Notable or Prominent People from/born in Boone County
- Viola Florence Barnes – Historian, primarily focused on New England and the Maritime Provinces. UNL and Yale grad. Guggenheim Fellowship award winner in 1930.
- Pat Fischer – Born in St. Edward but went to Westside High School in Omaha. Younger brother of Cletus Fischer. Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame. 17-year NFL veteran. Listed to the 80 greatest Washington Redskins and Washington Commanders Ring of Fame. Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. (listed as "from" Omaha in the Letterman database)
- Francis P. Matthews - Former US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) under President Truman. Was later the US Ambassador to Ireland under President Truman.
- Al Mahon – MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1930. Went 0-0 with a 22.85 ERA and 0 strikeouts.
- William Amos Poynter – 10th Governor of Nebraska
- Carol Moseke (Frost) – Olympian in the discus at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Gold medal discus at 1967 Pan American Games. 4x USATF champion in discus. Former University of Nebraska Women’s Track & Field coach.
- Logan Fontenelle – Omaha “chief” killed in 1855 in a skirmish with Brule and Arapaho is buried in Petersburg, NE. Was a trader of Omaha and French ancestry who was an interpreter to the US Indian Agency in Bellevue. Grandson of Big Elk, a principal chief of the Omaha tribe. The Omaha tribe did not recognize Fontenelle as a member of the tribe due to his European father, but the Americans considered him a chief since he was the only one in the tribe who could speak fluent English.
Boone County Husker Spotlight
Cletus Fischer
- Went to St. Edward HS where he was an All-State halfback in 1942 in 6-man football.
- About 5’9” 165lbs.
- Wore #14 and played QB for Nebraska 1945-1948 where he was 2nd Team All-Big Seven in 1948.
- Drafted by the New York Giants in the 23rd round of the 1949 NFL Draft.
- Offensive Line coach at Univeristy of Nebraska from 1960-1985
- Coached the Offensive Line for 2 national championship teams (1970, 1971).
- Member of the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame.
- Fischer Native Son Award is given every year in his honor to the senior player selected by the Husker coaches, who best exemplifies the following qualities: good work ethic, competitiveness, leadership, forthrightness, sense of humor, pride, loyalty, and love of Nebraska.
GO BIG RED
Resources:
https://storage.googleapis.com/husk.../ZD6pyAK8hFocPYXCFPaVccH8170tcm1uOYyc7u0R.pdf
History of the Origin of the Place Names in Nine Northwestern States
books.google.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20030507032406/http://kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/boone/boone-p1.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20030429033455/http://kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/boone/boone-p2.html
https://nebhalloffame.org/cletus-fischer-lincoln/
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