April 18, 1996: Brook Berringer

[saluno22]

 

[Huskers123456]

Can't watch it. One of the vivid memories of my youth. Remember it like yesterday. RIP.

 

[SickOfPractice]

I think everyone around at that time felt like they lost a son or a brother. It aged all of us.

 

[GeorgeFlippin]

Could have been a great Superman as well!

 

[Big bo fan]

I think everyone around at that time felt like they lost a son or a brother. It aged all of us.

With respect to your post .The people that have actually lost sons and brothers would not agree.

 

[Huskers123456]

I'm not sure people who didn't grow up in Lincoln realize how ingrained the football team was with youth in the community. Speaking to individual classrooms. School events at Devaney. We had a player speak to my confirmation class at church. The charity basketball games at LSE.

 

[saluno22]

The first video I just happened to stumble upon a couple months ago and was so glad I watched it. May be the best interview of an "outsider" getting to know Brook Berringer and sharing how great of an impact he had on him and others.

 

[leodisflowers]

The Marty video is amazing. I had never heard that story. Fantastic.

 

[DrAlan_Grant]

I only just turned 8, but I don't have any memories of his passing at all. I was probably just a bit too young to care about Husker football, world events etc.

 

[Baxter48_rivals204143]

The Marty video is amazing. I had never heard that story. Fantastic.

Yes it was brought tears to my eyes

 

[bigboxes]

Yes it was brought tears to my eyes

Me too. And that was after reading your post then going back and watching the video. Learning of Brook's death was surreal.

 

[ohio_husker]

Played basketball vs him in HS, we were different classifications in football so never played. I lived in Goodland in 96&97 and can picture the services held for him vividly in my mind. The first word always that he brought to mind was competitor.

 

[Redscarlet]

Was a tough tough day for many of us Husker fans and our children who idolized him..

 

[Spectrumalaska]

Tragic day.
I learned when I came home from work.

He is just what you would wish your son to be.