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When: Through Jan. 16
Where: Durham Museum, 801 S. 10th St.
Cost: Free with regular museum admission: $7, adults; $6, senior citizens; $5, children ages 3 to 12
Information: www.durhammuseum.org and 444-5071.
You may know football. But do you know the legends of Omaha football?
The Durham Museum will bring you up to speed with its new exhibit, “100 Yards of Glory.”
The exhibit starts with the University of Nebraska’s first football game in 1890. The Bug- eaters, as the team was then known, earned a 10-0 victory over the Omaha YMCA.
The exhibit spans 120 years of football in the community.
There are stories of high school, college and professional players and coaches.
There are trophies and game jerseys.
And there are stories of games long remembered. There’s the story of the 1954 Omaha University football team defeating Eastern Kentucky at the Tangerine Bowl on New Year’s Day 1955.
Then there was the scoreless game for the state high school football championship in 1960. Omaha Creighton Prep and Omaha Central High School — with Gale Sayers on the roster — went home as co-champions.
The exhibit has details on Heisman Trophy winners from Omaha: Eric Crouch (2001), Johnny Rodgers (1972) and Nile Kinnick (1939). It spotlights the achievements of Sayers, Dave Rimington, Wilburn Hollis, Marlin Briscoe, Joe Arenas and “Slingshot” John Knolla.
Great Omaha coaches such as Al Caniglia, Maurice “Skip” Palrang and Don Leahy share the spotlight, too.
Among the artifacts on display are Crouch’s Heisman Trophy, Hollis’ University of Iowa jersey and Palrang’s play book.
Contact the writer:
444-1052, jane.palmer@owh.com
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