The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, September 15, 1972, SECOND SECTION, Page PAGE 5, Image 16

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first win
by Kent Seacrest
Defensive veterans Joe Blahak and
Willie Harper have experienced what it is
like to win as Nebraska varsity football
players 24 times. They have lost only one
game and tied another.
On the other hand, George Kyros,
another defensive starter, has never won a
game as a varsity Cornhusker.
Besides being the only starter (both
defensively and offensively) never to have
won a game, Kyros is the smallest Husker
starter.
Kyros, a sophomore, stands 5'9" and
weighs only 155 pounds. At first glance
one might think he was a wee bit small to
be playing college football. Kyros would
probably agree with you. But that doesn't
stop him from trying. In fact he has
succeeded in becoming the Huskers No. 1
defensive safety.
"One day before the first game,
somebody walked into the locker room
carrying two footballs to be
autographed," Kyros said. "He asked for
everybody's signature but me. In fact he
passed by me twice and each time he
looked at me and went on to the next
player. He probably thought I was either
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