Nebraska great Zach Wiegert was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Wiegert is the 20th Husker to be inducted into the Hall, and Nebraska is only one of 12 programs nationally with 20 or more players. He’s the eighth Cornhusker to be inducted since 2006. The most recent member of the Hall was Eric Crouch back in 2020.
Wiegert was a 1994 National Championship team member and a unanimous first-team All-American. He was part of an offensive line that averaged 340 rushing yards a game, and Wiegert led the unit with 113 pancake blocks. He also won the Outland Award in ’94 as the “Best Interior Lineman in College Football.” The guard would be taken in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He would spend 12 years in professional football and would play for St. Louis, Jacksonville, and Houston.
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Former #Husker offensive lineman and Outland Trophy recipient Zach Wiegert speaking ahead of his College Football Hall of Fame induction tonight.
“We used to be an offensive line factory and we need to get back to being that.”
🎥: @NathalieABC17 pic.twitter.com/jAuo12nUEU
— Lauren Michelson (@LaurenMichelson) December 6, 2022
He once told an opposing d-line “we’re running the ball right here, go ahead and try and stop it” & proceeded to run iso 44 times in the game.
Couldn’t be happier for my old teammate and good friend Zach Wiegert.
Welcome to the CFB HOF brother! pic.twitter.com/ji9hGzyBVO
— Trev Alberts (@TrevAlberts) January 10, 2022
• 1994 Outland Trophy Winner
• Consensus All-American
• Retired No.72 jersey
• 12-year NFL career
• 2022 College Football Hall of Fame ClassZach Wiegert. Husker legend. pic.twitter.com/WyJum38fwQ
— Nebraska Huskers (@Huskers) September 17,…
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