Who Threw The Crossbones First?

[Captain Nick]

Looks like we can finally put this controversy to bed. It was Matt Hunting (sort of).

https://hailvarsity.com/s/4475/the-unforgettable-origins-of-nebraskas-blackshirts-logo

Jason Peter and the rest of the first team were taking a break during a mid-week practice in 1996. He watched as Matt Hunting, a junior walk-on linebacker from Cozad, Neb., made a play on defense and threw his arms up in an X.

“What the f--- is that,” Peter asked as Hunting ran off the field.

“The bones,” he says.

“I told him that I was taking it! I told him ‘that’s us, that’s the Blackshirts’ and that if I didn’t take it, it’s gonna be stuck here on the practice field and nobody will ever see it,” Peter recalled this month via email. “He didn’t care, he was happy that I wanted to use it.”

Throwing the bones made its on-field debut during a home game against Kansas on Oct. 26, 1996.

 

[c2o]

That was good.
Did not know that.

 

[HominidHusker]

yeah- good story

 

[RedSea_rivals91325]

Apparently Dez Bryant is under the illusion that he invented it, with his "throw up the X". Dimwit.

 

[tpmcg_rivals137159]

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

 

[c2o]

He probably thinks this post is about him

Apparently Dez Bryant is under the illusion that he invented it, with his "throw up the X". Dimwit.

The Browns would not sign him.
The Cleveland Browns.
The team where Jarvis Landry was sent "to die".

 

[BeautifulDayintheNeighborhood]

The Browns would not sign him.
The Cleveland Browns.
The team where Jarvis Landry was sent "to die".

Browns will win the afc north this year. Have you been watching hard nocks?

 

[F5Tornado]

Jason Freaking Peters, er, Peter!

 

[tpmcg_rivals137159]

the browns.

 

[Hard4Corn]

That's all well and good but I distinctly remember seeing the logo on a t shirt in about 88'. It had the skull and bones and said Grateful Red on it. May have had something about the blackshirts on it, I don't really remember that part. It may not have taken off as the blackshirts symbol until Peter used it but the idea went back well beyond.

 

[Captain Nick]

That's all well and good but I distinctly remember seeing the logo on a t shirt in about 88'. It had the skull and bones and said Grateful Red on it. May have had something about the blackshirts on it, I don't really remember that part. It may not have taken off as the blackshirts symbol until Peter used it but the idea went back well beyond.

The logo made it's first appearance in 85'. It's in the article.

 

[litespeedhuskerfan_rivals19671]

Al Gore invented it, pretty sure.

 

[saluno22]

Looks like we can finally put this controversy to bed. It was Matt Hunting (sort of).

https://hailvarsity.com/s/4475/the-unforgettable-origins-of-nebraskas-blackshirts-logo

Jason Peter and the rest of the first team were taking a break during a mid-week practice in 1996. He watched as Matt Hunting, a junior walk-on linebacker from Cozad, Neb., made a play on defense and threw his arms up in an X.

“What the f--- is that,” Peter asked as Hunting ran off the field.

“The bones,” he says.

“I told him that I was taking it! I told him ‘that’s us, that’s the Blackshirts’ and that if I didn’t take it, it’s gonna be stuck here on the practice field and nobody will ever see it,” Peter recalled this month via email. “He didn’t care, he was happy that I wanted to use it.”

Throwing the bones made its on-field debut during a home game against Kansas on Oct. 26, 1996.

That's a cool story, thanks for sharing!

 

[HUSKERFAN66]

The logo made it's first appearance in 85'. It's in the article.

Yep thanks. The skull and crossbones has been around for decades and I have a banner with it from the 80s.

 

[Cornicator]

Guy Chamberlain back in the 20s.

 

[otismotis08]

Double Nickels shows up again.

 

[red scowl]

I didn't know that. I figured it had been around longer. Thanks, for the information.

I hope we get to see the bones thrown frequently this year.

GBR!