Photos: Husker fans pay tribute to Sam Foltz before season opener
Husker nation was out in full force for Nebraska's season opener against Fresno State.Â
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Fans look at a memorial for Sam Foltz located outside the northwest corner of Memorial Stadium.
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Yuri Rowley of Iowa wears a shirt in remembrance of Sam Foltz.
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A piece of corn sits on the ground near a memorial for Sam Foltz.
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Dann Leffler, left, and Sheri Leffler, from West Point, Nebraska, show their support for the memory of Sam Foltz with their grandkids Preston Johnson, 15, and Creighton Johnson, 12, right. The Johnson boys live in Eagle, Nebraska.
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Fans wait in line to get into the student section of Memorial Stadium.
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Yuri Rowley, left, of Iowa, and his son, Davin Rowley, flip through the game program before the start of the game.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore Justin Wahl waits in line to get into Memorial Stadium's student section.
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Husker fan Alex Kussulke, a UNL senior, center with flag, cheers as the rain pours down prior to the start of the football game.
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Chris Sayre of Lincoln, plays the accordion before the game. He has been playing the accordion before games for 34 years.
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D.J. Dodge, a sophomore at UNL, smiles before the game outside of Memorial Stadium.
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Husker fan Alex Kussulke, a UNL senior, cheers as the rain pours down prior to the start of the football game.
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D.J. Dodge and Brandon Jackson, right, are dressed up as they stand outside of Memorial Stadium before the game.
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Head coach Mike Riley acknowledges the crowd as the team arrives at the stadium.
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Joshua Kalu, left, and De'Mornay Pierson-El enjoy the reception from the fans as they arrive to the stadium.
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Eric Schnieber and his daughter, Caroline Schnieber, 5, wait for the team to show up outside the stadium.
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Barb Shaver, from Republican City, Nebraska, dons a poncho for the rain shower before the game.
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Nebraska coach Mike Riley acknowledges the crowd as the team arrives at the stadium.
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Jack Johnson, 8, from Norfolk, Nebraska, gets a front row view for the arrival of the team.
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Evan Leth, 7, from Plymouth, Minnesota, plays on a statue east of the stadium. Leth was at the game with his grandfather, Mick Leth, from Grand Island.
Ten years after Sam Foltz's death, we can stop and remember a native son. And the coaches and players who honored him in the best possible ways, Tom Shatel writes.
