Nebraska was a power house is those Tommie Frazier days. That's when college football was college football. I couldn't wait to watch Cornhuskers play in Saturdays..I hope they turn that program around it's ashame the kids these days don't know how great the school was in those times.

Phillips was the most gifted, no doubt, a great runner

@DR-vb9vx

2 жыл бұрын

Phillips was electrifying

Watching clips from 88 this morning, Ken Clark was really, really good. He had a mazing gliding acceleration and good teamwork with Taylor.

Have to say I have had the pleasure of watching everyone of those running backs I have to agree everyone of them were great talents

@jeffreyk5734

8 ай бұрын

Rozier was the most physical and punishing runner I ever saw. A guy who wore Mike's number #30 many years after him the late Dahrran Deidrick who passed sadly away from cancer earlier this year was vastly underrated. And he played for years in Canada. Even winning 3 Gray cups. If Dederick had a better Senior year, he would be remembered much more fondly. Looking back at his highlights he was a tremendous back.

Ah, back when the Huskers knew how to block. Loved those years!

@hardcorps5317

3 жыл бұрын

Dominated.

LP was a beast!! If he could have kept it together he would be #1 and the Heisman winner. What a talent to watch.

@choyyyyt4230

2 жыл бұрын

It was his off the field issues and Ahman green that kept him out

@superdave577

2 жыл бұрын

@@choyyyyt4230 I don't think Green had anything to do with it. As good as AG was he was still only a Freshman and didn't have the power LP did. I feel it was all his off-field issues.

LP, Mike Rozier, Mr. Green, Mr. Jones, Mr. Dubose and Ameer. We really missed Doug Dubose in ‘86. Might of had enough fire power to finish against OU with him that day in Lincoln. My favorite offensive players Rozier & Frazier. Favorite defensive players Farley and Wistrom. So many great ones though.

@robertnoble6600

3 жыл бұрын

Most exciting player: Johnny the Jet

@MrBolts4life

Жыл бұрын

DE Neil Smith was great and the #2 overall pick in the 1988 NFL Draft. LB Broderick Thomas was great also and the #6 overall pick in 1989.

@stevej1799

2 ай бұрын

I smoke crack with Doug dubose... And he pawned his Superbowl ring for crack... Ya head been 1st all American 86... I have his Superbowl jersey

Nebraska was running back U. There have been so many great RBs. I M Hipp was a monster. Roger Craig as well.

Andra franklin played 4 years in the mid 70's and his first carry for negative yards was in the oklahoma game of his senior season. Roger Craig? Tom Rathman? Jeff Kinney? Jarvis Red wine? IM Hipp? Johnny Rogers (played I-Back in the 73 orange bowl--5 touchdowns that day including 1 throwing). A lot of great players & history here. Impossible to narrow it down to 5.

@scottmcshannon6821

Жыл бұрын

hulu, hipp, berns,

@cacornhusker2940

Жыл бұрын

@@scottmcshannon6821 Joe Orduna, Husker and 49er, Giant & Colt.

@dougsfavorites2578

2 күн бұрын

Rick Burns was a beast too.

Phillips the biggest what if of all time.

Of all these, Green transition best to the NFL. He had the best NFL career. Great list!

@MrJiminDallas

2 жыл бұрын

Roger Craig also

@Deeznutz581

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrJiminDallas took words right out my mouth Roger Craig

LP coulda woulda shoulda been an NFL hall of famer. Trully one of the best to ever play the game. Lots of lessons to be learned from him on throwing your life away. Such a sorrowful life with a tragic end. What a shame

1. Rosier 2. Phillips 3. Green 4. Craig 5. Abdulah

Thank you for the video.

LP #1 Without a doubt

Pretty solid

Abdullah was that running back that kinda snook up on ya. He was pretty good.

@wititofficial3575

2 жыл бұрын

Fr

LP NUMBER 1 END OF STORY then rozier then green then Jones then Abdullah

@stephieirene1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Lawrence Phillips was on a different playing field from everyone else ever.

@nuduce123

3 жыл бұрын

To bad he couldn't keep his head straight . He was at least if not better than Herschal Walker.

@joshuatryon7636

3 жыл бұрын

@@nuduce123 no question about it he was the best i ever seen even till this day

@dqmachine2624

3 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%. LP was the best I've ever seen, especially with his size and speed. If he could have kept his head straight, he would have been an NFL great. Abdullah did some remarkable things and would be tempted to place him #2, however, Rozier won the Heisman.

I'd go... 1. Rozier 2. Green 3. Abdullah 4. Phillips 5. Burkhead I liked the first list better personally. LP may have been the most gifted (although I'd still take Green in that argument), but I'll take production over potential every day of the week. LP couldn't stay on the field and let his team down in '95.

@rooksteel7956

4 жыл бұрын

oviedol55 LP was better than Saquon Barkley in college

@BrianSmith-wk9pv

3 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding me

Doug DuBose might have been on this list if he’d been able to keep his nose clean(literally).

I think if Rex Burkhead wouldn't have gotten hurt his last year, he'd be in this top 5 and would have probably been #3 or #2 on all-time rushing list at NU.

1 Rozier 2 Abdullah-Green All but Abdullah were not only on championship teams but arguably some of the best teams ever in collage football. 4 Phillips If you start adding players that were not listed as RB it becomes a different list.

@rooksteel7956

4 жыл бұрын

James Brauer you know Green was LPs backup right

Phillips is still one the best overall backs iv ever seen not jus at neb but college football. Who knows what kinda yards he woulda put up in 95. Imagine what Ricky Williams did the year he broke the rushing record only w fewer carries. Outta respect you gotta give #2 ta Mike R but part of me wants ta give #2 to Green jus because of what he did in the pros. Becoming green bay's all time leading rusher.

While he wasn't listed as "RB", Johnny Rodgers was the craftiest runner NU has ever had. I also might include someone else that wasn't list at "RB": QB Eric Crouch. I'll presume Roger Craig finished 6th on your list. Then there's Isaiah Moses Hipp and Rick Berns. I was born on Lincoln June of 1963, and had to move in the middle of my Senior year at NE High.

@ralphlivingston894

6 жыл бұрын

gregaj7 You went to high school with quite a few future huskers. Rogers did play I back his final game in the Orange bowl. He was MVP of the game… Your point is very valid.

@Bigfishfun333

11 ай бұрын

Excellent post!

@jeffreyk5734

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, Rick Berns ran for an incredible 255 yards against Missouri in 1978 and Nebraska still lost the game. Cost them a sure shot at the National Championship. Berns was really tall, like 6'3. It is very difficult to find much footage of IM Hipp. I wish there was more available.

I disagree. Lawrence Phillips should be number one on this list . His ability to cut and run with such grace.

Calvin Jones? I thought Roger Craig and Doug Debous were both much better.

@randypappas3891

3 жыл бұрын

Roger had a better pro career then college

The top 5 Nebraska running backs success in the NFL is a lot like how successful the top 5 USC QBs were in the NFL.

@samuelgould4274

3 жыл бұрын

Abdullah has been meh, Ahman was great, Phillip's wouldve been phenomenal if he wasnt mentally I'll, rozier was also meh lol

@iamtonyp123

3 жыл бұрын

Roger Craig. Andre Franklin. Tom Rathman. All had good careers.

@williamgullett5911

3 жыл бұрын

@@iamtonyp123 Rozier started off hot...not sure what happened there. Craig was very good, Rathman was a winner and Franklin was pretty good. I forgot about Franklin and when I googled him I found out he died in 2006

@wititofficial3575

2 жыл бұрын

Abdullah been in the league

No real complaint, though I would put Phillips first. But there has to be a spot for Bobbie Reynolds.

1 Rozier 2 Phillips 3 Green 4 Abdullah

@colenelson2172

6 жыл бұрын

rodgers?????????????

@colenelson2172

6 жыл бұрын

5.Helu Jr tied with burkhead 4 Abdullah Green 3 2 Rodgers tied with phillips rozier

@oviedol55

6 жыл бұрын

Rodgers was a WB/WR.

@ralphlivingston894

6 жыл бұрын

oviedol55 absolutely. However, Osborne/Devanny let him play I back in the 72/73 orange bowl... it was Devanny and Rogers last game. He was the MVP of the Orange bowl and it was a lot of fun to watch. Also, Rogers did not have an exceptionally quick first step and he wasn’t overly fast. However, Osborne said he could run as fast backwards as forwards. He was an amazingly deceptive punt returner and the scariest guy in the open field.

@keltonmitchell3344

6 жыл бұрын

Cole Nelson Rogers wasn’t a RB

"of all time"? and you don't include the fullbacks? Frank Solich and Tom Rathman need to be in the discussion

@jmowitz2672

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed but this is a good list.

Short memory on this list. If you want to go for impact on a team and take into consideration and performance in games that mattered, I would not put Calvin Jones or Abdullah on the list at all. I also would not include Philips because of the pain in the neck he was for the 95 team. My list would be 1- Rozier, 2- Green, 3- Jeff Kinney because well he made the win in the Game of the Century against Oklahoma possible on the last drive, 4- Roger Craig, 5- a tie of I. M. Hipp and Redwine.

@patricklangdon1115

3 жыл бұрын

Much closer to an accurate list, thanks.

I.M. Hipp, the 2nd best name in college football (Sonny Sixkiller is first)

I'm posting this on the eve of what might be the end or death of any hope we at Nebraska who know that the Men in these video clips above represent the TRUE NEBRASKA IDENTITY ...ITS WHO WE ARE AS A STATE AND PEOPLE. Tough, not afraid, and willing to do the hard work of being a RUN FIRST football team. This identity has always been what we were known for far and wide. People today say that this type offense just won't work in today's fast paced air it out pro style game. The trouble with this is EVERYBODY and I mean EVERYBODY IN EVERY CONFERENCE as a majority run the Pro Style offense....and the trouble with that is there are only so many of those top pro type players available for all those teams and Nebraska is already at a disadvantage because let's face it Nebraska and our surrounding states are not a hot bed of 5* talent ! So Tom Osborne figured out years ago that to be able to compete we had to create our own identity and run a offense that no one else was running and go out and identify and GET the players that were born to excell in a Triple Option Run Based Offense and it took years of building relationships with thousands of high school and Jr. college coaches that would help us find these type kids and the relationships flourished because we took care of their kids and kept our promises. Not only that but we encouraged big farm and ranch kids from our area to walk on and we had coaches that worked with these kids and turned them into some of the best Linemen to ever play college and NFL football...yes some were 5th yr Seniors but they came in young green kids and left with a degree in their hands and a legitimate shot to play in the NFL. Sadly what hurts the most is a Nebraska Kid, A Cornhusker Quarterback who led his team to a shared National Championship is now the very guy who is going to throw the final shovels full of dirt on our once proud football tradition. He was hired as a Head Coach because everyone thought he would return us to what we all know Nebraska HAS GOT TO BE IF WE EVER HAD HOPES OF BEING GREAT ONCE AGAIN....BUT NO... HE PUT HIS JOB ABOVE WHAT WAS BEST FOR US, THE GUY WHO RAN A TRIPLE OPTION OFFENSE TO OUR LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NO LESS IS PUTTING HIS OWN PERSONAL FEELINGS AND WANTS ABOVE WHAT HE HAS TO KNOW IS BEST AND OUR TRUE IDENTITY ! It's been tried 2 times recently and failed badly costing us many years of being laughed at, Mocked and the butt of all sorts of jokes but the bottom line is we can't compete for the type of players it takes to run and be successful that Pro Type offense...so not even proof will convince him....and that my friends is very sad. His stubborn dedication to NOT JUST DO WHATS BEST FOR NEBRASKA and to do what's best for Scott Frost will kill the husker Fan base once and for all. So enjoy clips like these above because that's all we have left now.....clips of what used to be or once was....

You tripping with LP number 2

Phillips then Green the Rozier

@nuduce123

5 жыл бұрын

Phillips could have been the best running back in history if he could have stayed out of trouble. Such a waste of talent. He was huge and could run inside or outside and run your ass over. Osborne being the good man that he is tried to guide him. Sad all the way around

@fluid_thoughts2782

5 жыл бұрын

@@nuduce123 especially since he killed himself in prison. Very trouble guy and it was sad. Mental illness is real.

Jeff Kinney?? He carried them on his back to TWO back to back National Championships!

1) Lawrence Phillips 2) Mike Rozier 3) Ahman Green 4) Ameer Abdullah 5) Ken Clark

of course the funny thing about nebraska is that you really need to include the QB when talking about their best RBs

Watching them play on astroturf 💀💀💀

If this was a top six Burkhead

@Mr.Burton17

11 ай бұрын

Nope maybe 10 at best but he was a monster

What about Johnny Rodgers?

Calvin Jones and Ahman Green went to high school at my alma mater. OMAHA CENTRAL

How in hell is Roger Craig not on this list. None of the guys you have on this list could carry his jock scrap. He’s one of top three football players Nebraska history. Others being Ndumikan Sue and Bob Brown. Put those three in whatever order you like. Until recently he was the man in the NFL to have a thousand yards rushing and receiving in the same season. And he did it playing fullback. Fullback. (You know that position you’re not supposed to be able to do that from.)

it really isn't about the running back, it is the O Line....you take any 5 of those running backs and let them play the last 5 years and they have little to no production.

How the hell is Lawrence Phillips not # 1?? He's arguably the best RB to come through Nebraska. He's #1 in my book. Phillips Rozier Green Craig Abdullah

I.M. Hipp

Roger Craig was a beast.

5. Reynolds 4. Abdullah 3. Green 2. Rozier 1. Phillips

Doug woulda been top 3 he dont get hurt

Ahman Green and Roger Craig should be one and two.

6. Rex burkhead

1. LP (not even close) 2. Green 3. Rozier 4. Ameer 5. Burkhead / Helu

Dale Zabrocki. Not the best, but he is my favorite!

If he was given the shot Tyreese Knox #34 would have been the best iback!

@jeffreyk5734

8 ай бұрын

Knox was very talented. However, he had his shot and wasn't able to beat out Ken Clark. They were both in the same recruiting class in 1985.Clark doesn't get the credit he deserves.

@andrewinters6079

8 ай бұрын

Hey Jeff, I agree Clark did not get his just do but Reese did not get a shot because of a lack of talent and will leave history to judge. But the depth was insane with Jones, Knox and Clark all on the same 80's squad following Debose, Rozier, Craig etc. Nonetheless iBacks at Nebraska are legendary and this is coming from a U Almuni.@@jeffreyk5734

@andrewinters6079

8 ай бұрын

I should have mentioned I am impartial since Reese and I grew up together. RIP #24 Knox!

@jeffreyk5734

8 ай бұрын

That's cool. Tyreese had great speed and strength, but wasn't as fluid and nifty as Clark. Tom tried to put them both in the same backfield at time using Knox as a Full-Back, but that didn't really last long. He had tried the same thing with Roger Craig. Wanted to get him and Rozier in the game at the same time. Roger struggled with a bunch of injuries, chiefly a bad knee as a Senior in '82 and Rozier just took over. Roger came in though the second half against Hawaii after Mike went wasn't able to play due to an ankle sprain and had one of the best games of his career. @@andrewinters6079

No Roger Craig? Admittedly, Mike Rozier sucked all of the air out of Memorial Stadium, but once in the Pros with the 49ers Criag showed that he was the second best I back NU ever had. With a much better career than Rozier who ended at NU injured and then stated right in the pros with out rest with (NewJersy Generals?) and never again attained his peek form. My list would start with Green and or Craig and go from there. As far as total careers go I would throw some love to some fulbacks who had better total careers than many of our I backs...IE Tom Rathman. Just saying.

Ameer was so good but should not be on list over ROGER CRAIG or Jonny Rogers

Nebraska needed a 60 yard TD against McNeese St in the last 20 seconds of the game to win?

@chuckwaldron6811

2 жыл бұрын

McNeese St. How about Lincoln High?

Perfect list...great job!

Bobby Reynolds

@jeffreyk5734

8 ай бұрын

Here is a name that you may not know. Glenn Presnell. Listen to this, in 1927 his senior year, Presnell supposedly ran for an incredible 1,443 yards in just 8 games! Don't remember how many Touchdowns they said he had? He is a member of the Nebraska Football Hall of fame. Inducted in 1973. Now in 1927, the football itself was much bigger. There were no facemasks and blocking with arms outstretched was illegal. It's mind bending that the guy could have run for that many yards.

Johnny Rodgers???

@rooh5825

3 жыл бұрын

He was a wide receiver, this is running backs.

@kdr_unhacked1202

3 жыл бұрын

@@rooh5825 your a moron Johnny Rodgers was a running back/ wide receiver and wingback he was a running back and he was fast I’ve met him in person

@rooh5825

3 жыл бұрын

@@kdr_unhacked1202 - OH sure thing there, and while we are at itlet's go ahead next and recognize Johnny Mitchell as a runningback because he ran some reversals and sweeps. We can also recognize Rex Burkhead as one of the all time great receivers for Nebraska cuz he caught some passes. Rodgers was known for his play as a WR and PR. What, you want to talk about his amazing year where he had 900 yards rushing? Oh wait that's right, that's ALL his rushing yardage added together. And no one cares if you met him, was that during the robbery where you witnessed him running away that you recognized how fast he was? How seriously deranged to you have to be to get offended, and by the way, it's "you're", not your, MORON.

@kdr_unhacked1202

3 жыл бұрын

@@rooh5825 you know you don’t have a life and no one likes you when you go it’s not your it’s “you’re” no one cares about spelling but I guess someone who sits on there ass all day does

@rooh5825

3 жыл бұрын

@@kdr_unhacked1202 - nice response, you just got rekt. Maybe next you want to recognize Dean Steinkuhler as one of the best RB's to every play for Nebraska?

Roger Craig.

Roger Craig should be #2

Abdula should not have been on this short of a list. Johnny Rodgers and Rodger Craig are BOTH better than Abdula. And Green would have to come off of a list this short. they both could be on a top seven or top ten list tho

i don't think ameer should be on here tbh. Was he a beast? yes! But no rings to show for it. Against great teams he would just be okay instead of great. He is a legend sure. But top 5 naw.

@choyyyyt4230

2 жыл бұрын

2 beSt husker rusher of all time and 3rd in scoring all time? He didn’t have an o line that all these other backs have that were on championship teams. Rings have nothing to do with how great he was. If you knew what you were talking about you’d know that 1 player can’t take a team to the championship there were no other offensive weapons on the team he was on. Especially at his size the dude is a baller he deserves the be top 5

Sorry, but LP was the best ever.

@tristarea08

2 ай бұрын

Sorry, but he was no Mike Rozier...

I.M. Hipp should be number 2

Rozier? Shiiiit. Calvin coulda run circles around him. 1a. LP 1b. Ahman Green 3. Ameer 4. Calvin Jones 5. Rozier

Where was Johnny Rogers?!?!?!

@Phentom_Mantis

4 жыл бұрын

Rodgers was a WR

@jayurban8282

4 жыл бұрын

Rogers was a wingback.

lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Phillips may have been the most athletic and accomplished of all hb’s but his off the field attitude kept him from any real awards, including Heisman. Dude ended up killing himself in prison; while serving a thirty year sentence for beating up on women.The fastest forty dash in the world can’t out run that bs.

IM Hipp was best.

@jeffreyk5734

8 ай бұрын

Isahia Hipp had an amazing Sophomore year in 1977. Alas his next two season were injury plagued. Hipp was an incredible athlete. As strong as they come. Whopping 350 pound bench press, 900 pound hip sled. That's right 900 pounds! He was the first Nebraska back ever to run under 4.4 at 4.39. Started out having a great senior season in 7, then suffered the turf toe injury and was never the same. He was the MVP though of the Aloha Bowl All Star game after his senior season. I'd really like to see highlights of that game. Really any highlights of Hipp at Nebraska are pretty scarce as well. Would be great to see someone upload them. Alas, home VCR's were still pretty new in 77-79. Most people couldn't afford them.

I personally think Ameer is better than amahn

@MILFDESTRYR

5 жыл бұрын

Ahman*

@wititofficial3575

2 жыл бұрын

I think the same

Calvin Jones is not even in the top 10. Shame including him! Ken Clark, for starters, was better. So was Derek Brown.

@jeffreyk5734

8 ай бұрын

Clark was definitely tougher than Jones. Very physical runner and great cutting ability. Brown had some pretty good games with the New Orleans Saints.

I would agree with the list, but what about Ozigbo?

@jeffreyk5734

8 ай бұрын

Devine should have been at least a two year starter. He was a very talented back who was underutilized, but he never Redshirted either.

P

None since joining big ten where teams know how to tackle and you just cant bull them over

@tyler7549

2 жыл бұрын

Nebraska bullied the Big Ten when they had their Big 12 athletes still with them. They can't recruit in the Big Ten for some reason now.

AA does not belong!

Clavin Jones was not better than Roger Craig