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Shatel: Day after 1963 tragedy, NU-OU played after Bobby Kennedy’s OK
Tom is one of the best sports writers in the country. In this column he tells how he was on the sixth floor of the depository when the film "JFK" was filming at the School Book Depository.
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http://www.omaha.com/article/20131122/HUSKERS/131129392/1685#shatel-day-after-1963-tragedy-nu-ou-played-after-bobby-kennedy-s-ok
Column by Tom Shatel
As Nebraska wakes up to a college football Saturday, the World-Herald crew will be barreling out of Pittsburgh for a 2½-hour jaunt through the rural byways of Pennsylvania. Might see a horse and buggy or two.
There will be plenty to ponder along the way:
1. Imagine if Nebraska was playing for a Big Ten championship today. You know how long it’s been since the last league title.
Then, imagine a national tragedy occurred the day before.
FULL story at link.
