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Topic: Brook Berringer


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  Brook W. Berringer (1973 - 1996) - Find A Grave Memorial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Berringer, 22, who was expected to be selected in the NFL draft, held a pilot's license and often flew the plane.
Berringer had often said he wanted to be a commercial airline pilot.
Berringer was 7-0 as a starter during the 1994 season when Tommie Frazier was sidelined with blood clots in his leg.
www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmpid=46492445&GRid=6869639&   (89 words)

  
  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Brook Berringer
Brook Berringer (July 9, 1973 - April 18, 1996) was a quarterback for the University of Nebraska football team in the mid-1990s.
Berringer was expected to be drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft, but he died in a plane crash two days before the draft.
Berringer, an amateur pilot, was in control of a 1946 Piper Cub over Raymond, Nebraska, when the aircraft went down in an alfalfa field.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Brook_Berringer   (212 words)

  
 Nebraska National Champions 1994,1995,1997   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Berringer was 7-0 as a starter, passing for 1,295 yards (14th on Nebraska's all-time, single-season list) and 10 touchdowns, in what amounted to only eight full games.
Berringer replaced him and got Nebraska on the scoreboard in the second quarter, with a 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mark Gilman.
Berringer, who had stepped in for an injured Tommie Frazier during the 1994 national championship season, accepted his role without complaint and contributed as a proven back-up in 1995.
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 Brook Berringer.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Berringer was expected to be drafted in the NFL Draft that weekend.
Brook said that he would give his NFL signing bonus to his family to help them in school.
Brook Berringer is survived by his mother Jan, and grandparents Lois and Bill Berringer.
members.tripod.com /~BrianJoe/BrookBerringer.html   (138 words)

  
 Omaha.com Home Page
Berringer bought one of those Land Cruisers - from John Elway Toyota - and took his boys up to the mountains to fish and hunt and ski.
Berringer explained that he was moving his family from Denver to Lincoln.
Berringer said he had thought about coaching, too.
www.omaha.com /index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2153082   (887 words)

  
 Rearmed and dangerous - Nebraska football Sporting News, The - Find Articles
The game was supposed to be one of the hardest-fought of the season, but the Huskers toyed with the Buffaloes for 2 1/2 quarters, scoring on four of their first six possessions in mounting a 24-0 lead.
Berringer is nearly as fast as Frazier (some say faster), with a 4.65 clocking in the 40.
Berringer, a junior from Goodland, Kan., is not the only reason Nebraska may be better without Frazier.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n19_v218/ai_15863172   (888 words)

  
 Big Sports Forum - April 18, 1996?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Berringer had invited fans & admirers to call or write her in Goodland, Kansas to share memories & love.
In Brooks case, his accomplishments off the field filled the pages of print & the fact that he was a talented athlete (6'4", 220 pounds, 4.6-second speed in the 40 and a strong, accurate arm) didn't appear to merit print.
Brook had the nicest touch to his passes and was the best chance for Nebraska to produce a future NFL quarterback, since Vince Ferragamo.
www.bigsports590.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=894   (1453 words)

  
 Berringer dies in plane crash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Berringer, 22, who was expected to be selected in the NFL draft this weekend, held a pilot's license and often flew the plane, Barr said.
Berringer had often said he wanted to be a commercial airline pilot.
Berringer had been scheduled to speak Thursday night at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes banquet at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, where players and fans hugged one another when they learned of the crash.
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 Kabongo Named 2003 Berringer Scholarship Winner
The scholarship was endowed in memory of former Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer, who died in a plane crash on April 18, 1996.
Berringer was the epitome of a backup quarterback: patient, but always prepared, both mentally and physically, to take over when needed.
Berringer served as Tommie Frazier's backup in 1994 until the starter's season ended because of blood clots.
www.vaniercollege.qc.ca /athletics/kabongo/kabongo_scholarship.html   (437 words)

  
 COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Berringer Removes Doubts - New York Times
Brook Berringer has proved himself yet again as Nebraska's quarterback.
Berringer threw for two touchdowns and Lawrence Phillips ran for two as Nebraska, No. 1 in the Associated Press poll and No. 2 in the New York Times ranking, beat Kansas by 45-17.
Berringer, who hit 13 of 18 passes, threw for 267 yards, the most for a Nebraska quarterback since David Humm's 267 against Missouri in 1972.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE6D9123EF935A35752C1A962958260   (212 words)

  
 Double Extra Point: Birth of a Rivalry - Part VII
Berringer had suffered a collapsed lung versus Wyoming, but would make the start against the Cowboys.
Brook Berringer also out passed his counterpart Kordell Stewart 100 yards to 7.
In the third quarter Berringer connected with tight end Eric Alford for a pretty 30-yard touchdown to conclude Nebraska’s scoring.
doubleextrapoint.blogspot.com /2006/11/birth-of-rivalry-part-vii.html   (769 words)

  
 Sioux City Journal: Husker QB's memory lives on quietly in hometown
McKee and Jan Berringer, Brook's mother, look at the photo and smile as they point out the contents of the duffel bag.
The fact Brook was a handsome, likable, honorable man who didn't seem to know a stranger added to his lore.
But Jim McKee and Brook talked on the phone four or five times a week when Brook was in Lincoln, and those talks inevitably turned to football.
www.siouxcityjournal.com /articles/2006/04/16/news/nebraska/d12a4a26d965453686257152000cfd15.txt   (1329 words)

  
 Husker Press Box Archioes
Berringer was killed nearly one year ago in a light plane crash.
The track number is a tribute to Berringer's number 18 uniform number but is actually the thirteenth song on the disc.
Brook's mother Jan Berringer has sent a letter to all 128 radio stations in the state of Nebraska asking the stations to simultaneously play the song at 8 am.
www.kokosuniverse.com /avi/public_html/husker_press.htm   (434 words)

  
 BIGHUSKERFAN.COM
Berringer came in and started 7 games that season, winning all of them and leading the team to a National Championship contest in the Orange Bowl with Miami.
Berringer and Toby Lake, his girlfriend’s brother, boarded a small plane, a plane which Berringer was piloting.
Brook was on his way to speak to about 800 members and guests of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
www.bighuskerfan.com /articles/2003/jstierwalt/js111503.html   (590 words)

  
 Brook Berringer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brook Warren Berringer (July 9, 1973 - April 18, 1996) was a quarterback for the University of Nebraska football team in the mid-1990s.
Berringer came to Nebraska from Goodland, Kansas and played a back-up role to Tommie Frazier.
Friend Tobey Lake-the brother of Berringer's girlfriend at the time- was also killed in the crash.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brook_Berringer   (283 words)

  
 SI.com - NCAA Football - Remembering Brook (cont.) - Saturday April 15, 2006 4:23PM
But Jim McKee and Brook talked on the phone four or five times a week when Brook was in Lincoln, and those talks inevitably turned to football.
When Brook learned he'd lost the starting quarterback job to Tommie Frazier before the 1995 season, he called Jim.
All you will find is a poster commemorating Berringer that hangs in the trophy case at Max Jones Fieldhouse, the high school's gymnasium.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2006/football/ncaa/04/15/berringer.remembered.ap/1.html   (431 words)

  
 Scout.com: Dane Todd to Receive Brook Berringer Scholarship
Berringer was the epitome of a backup quarterback–patient, but always prepared, both mentally and physically, to take over when needed.
Berringer served as Tommie Frazier’s backup in 1994 until the starter’s season ended because of blood clots.
Criteria for the Brook Berringer Memorial Endowed Scholarship include the following: Must be a scholarship football student-athlete; must be involved in community service along with high ideals, excellent character and integrity.
nebraska.theinsiders.com /2/432591.html   (463 words)

  
 BPSports.net - A heart for discipleship
Lindsay prayed for Berringer over the next two years, at the end of which he felt like God was calling him to reach out to Berringer, so he began writing letters to him.
Six weeks later, on the day that Berringer found out that he would not be the starter for the 1995 season — even after leading the Huskers to the national championship game in 1994, Lindsay visited Berringer and they sat down with an open Bible.
Jan Berringer, Brook’s mother, received 10,000 letters from people who were touched by Berringer in some fashion.
www.bpsports.net /bpsports.asp?ID=5517   (747 words)

  
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In Berringer's hometown of Goodland, Kansas, his widowed mother, Jan, had ordered food for the party that would accompany Brook's selection and had arranged to rent a satellite dish so that she could tune in the later round of the draft.
Awaiting all of this last Thrusday afternoon, Berringer drove with Tobey Lake, the 32-year-old brother of Berringer's girlfriend, Tiffni Lake, to a private grass airstrip north of Lincoln.
Berringer earned his degree in business administration in December, graduation in 4-1/2 years while ably handling the demands of football and volunteering numberous hours to youth groups.
www.angelfire.com /ok/alittlepieceofheaven/beringer.html   (860 words)

  
 The Capital Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brook Berringer was No. 18 at the University of Nebraska, where he had a hand in helping the Cornhuskers win back-to-back national championships in the mid-'90s.
Unfortun- ately the number 18 is meaningful for another reason: on April 18, 1996, Berringer was killed in the crash of a small plane.
The way Berringer lived his life was on Orton's mind earlier this summer when, out of the blue, he got a phone call from Berringer's mom, who had learned of Orton wearing the No. 18 to honor the memory of her late son.
www.madison.com /tct/sports/uw/football/index.php?ntid=8332&ntpid=481   (1167 words)

  
 HuskerExtra.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Anyone who spent a lot of time with Brook probably has a hunting story to tell, whether it be about calling coyotes, falling in a creek bed while chasing turkeys … or even risking a new fishing pole on a stupid snapping turtle.
Brook was part of it all on the McKee farm.
But Jim and Brook talked on the phone four or five times a week when Brook was in Lincoln, and those talks inevitably turned to football.
www.journalstar.com /articles/2006/04/08/huskerextra/doc44370098f238a679874492.txt   (2316 words)

  
 NFL Draft Notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Berringer, the backup quarterback who helped Nebraska win the 1994 national title, was killed when the small plane he was piloting crashed in an alfalfa field in Raymond, Neb., on Thursday afternoon.
Melia said Berringer was hailed as a hometown hero when he spent last week in Goodland, in northwest Kansas.
As a high school athlete, Berringer was somewhat overlooked at Goodland, said Ted Hayes, executive director of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in Abilene.
www.jsonline.com /packer/arc/0501/ndnot418.html   (2342 words)

  
 YouTube - In Honor Of Brook Berringer
I was one of Brook's classmates in high school, he was everything that they say he was, he is still missed...
Brook was backup QB for Nebraska University, and was a very gifted up and comer.
Tragically, Brook and his girlfriends' brother were killed in a light plane crash 2 days before Brook would of entered, and been drafted into the NFL.
www.youtube.com /watch?v=k-NRMZPFw6E   (367 words)

  
 Brook Berringer situation - HuskerBoard.com - Husker Message Board
Berringer's was loaded with football players while TF's had zero, nilch, nada football players on it.
Berringer was booed his senior year when TF was taken out of a game earlier than we "the greatest college football fans" thought he should have been.
"Brook Berringer situation" has got to be the most jacked-up subject header i've seen on the board...
www.huskerboard.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=3312   (2164 words)

  
 Can Louisville overcome loss of playmakers?
Brook Berringer stepped in for Frazier, and Nebraska won the next two games by a combined 74-35.
Berringer played the second half of that 17-6 victory, dominated by safety Mike Minter, linebacker Ed Stewart and the Blackshirt defense and the ’Huskers offensive line.
With Berringer directing the offense, Nebraska completed an undefeated regular season that included a 24-7 win over No. 2 Colorado.
www.columbiatribune.com /2006/Sep/20060923Spor017.asp   (660 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Brook Berringer": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When Nebraska, despite injuries to quarterbacks Tommie Frazier and Brook Berringer, maneuvered its way to the national championship in 1994 and blasted its way to the title in 1995, the message...
Frazier was replaced by Brook Berringer, a redshirted junior from Goodland, Kansas,...
Brook Berringer played well and then cooled off, and then Tomme came in to give us a spark.
www.amazon.com /phrase/Brook-Berringer   (529 words)

  
 KOLNKGIN - HomePage
The life of 22-year-old Brook Berringer was cut short in 1996 when he and his girlfriend's brother died in a plane he was piloting.
When Brook Berringer's plane crashed near Lincoln ten years ago, NU Athletic Director Steve Pederson, says Husker fans not only lost their quarterback, they lost a tremendous young man.
Now, Berringer's name lives on with the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team Award given to players each year who excel in volunteerism.
www.kolnkgin.com /home/headlines/2656111.html   (422 words)

  
 News Berringer's mom says thanks - News
One week after her son's tragic death, Jan Berringer is
Berringer said Dole promised to send her and her
Berringer, a fourth-grade teacher in Goodland, said she
media.www.dailynebraskan.com /media/storage/paper857/news/1996/04/26/News/News-Berringers.Mom.Says.Thanks-2101793.shtml   (510 words)

  
 Jake Peetz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Berringer was a member of NU's back-to-back national championship teams in 1994 and 1995.
Brook's mother, Jan, and other members of the Berringer family were on hand for the presentation.
This year's BerringerCitizenship Team is headlined by a pair of 2004 seniors who are making their fourth appearance on the team in 2005, and four other players who were named to the team for the third time.
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 NFL Draft Notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A moment of silence in memory of Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer was held Saturday at the NFL draft.
Berringer, who helped Nebraska win the 1994 national championship and was a backup on the 1995 championship team, had been expected to be drafted in a later round.
When Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice of Illinois were selected second and third in Saturday's NFL draft, it was the highest defensive teammates have gone in the draft since 1967, when the current format was adopted.
www2.jsonline.com /packer/arc/0501/dnote420.html   (855 words)

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