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Looking Back at Huskers’ Post-9/11 Tunnel Walk

BTN documentary explores stirring pregame moment from 20 years ago

Joe Hudson

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The Big Ten Network will air the story of the Tunnel Walk from Nebraska's 2001 game against Rice, one of the first two major-college football games following the 9/11 attack.

The half-hour program, "The B1G Story: Tunnel Walk Tribute," airs Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CDT and repeats at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, 2 a.m. Wednesday and 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

It is described on BTN's website as "the story of the emotional Tunnel Walk tribute to the nation's first responders in the first sporting event at Nebraska following the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Hear from Nebraska football players, the first responders who participated and more as they look back on that special moment."

Those players include Eric Crouch and Barrett Ruud. This Omaha World-Herald story (subscription may be required) describes how the documentary came about.

A few clips are viewable below, as is the full Tunnel Walk itself. 

Tunnel Walk

The Huskers will wear commemorative uniforms Saturday when Nebraska plays Buffalo on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

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Joe Hudson has operated a Husker-related website since 1995 and joined forces with David Max to form HuskerPedia (later renamed HuskerMax) in 1999. It began as a hobby during his 35 years as a newspaper editor and reporter, a career that included stints at the Lincoln Star, Omaha World-Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer and Denver Post. In Denver, Joe was chief of the copy desk during his final 16 years at the Post. He is proud to have been involved in Pulitzer Prize-winning projects in both Philadelphia and Denver. Joe has been a Nebraska football fan since the mid-1960s during his childhood in Omaha. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in journalism and economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1976. He resides a few freeway exits north of Colorado Springs and enjoys bicycling and walking his dogs in his spare time. You can reach him at joeroyhud@outlook.com.

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