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Eric Crouch Reflects on Hall of Fame Induction

‘It was all team-related,’ Nebraska’s Heisman-winning quarterback says on eve of ceremony

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The interview below, provided by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, was conducted Dec. 6, 2021. Eric Crouch, winner of the 2001 Heisman Trophy, is part of the 2020 Hall of Fame class, which is being inducted Dec. 7 in Las Vegas along with the 2021 class.

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A first-team All-American as a senior, Crouch won the 2001 Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Player of the Year award and Davey O'Brien Award. He guided Nebraska to an 11-2 record and a spot in the BCS National Championship Game.

Crouch held 32 school records when he ended his Husker career. He rushed for more than 100 yards 17 times, an NCAA record for a quarterback at the time. He was the third quarterback in NCAA history to amass 3,000 rushing yards and 4,000 passing yards in a career. He remains Nebraska's career leader in yards rushing by a quarterback (3,434) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (59), as well as rushing touchdowns by a QB in a single season (20).

Crouch becomes the 19th Husker player to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Go here for a full list of Nebraska's hall of fame players and coaches.

From Millard North, to a Heisman winning Husker. Tonight Eric Crouch’s name gets etched in college football history. 7:00-10:00 pm PST Livestream on ESPN 3

Posted by Nebraska Football on Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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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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