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Former Nebraska Running Back Tony Davis died on Sunday.
The 73-year -old Tecumseh native had complications from Parkinson's Disease.
"Tough Tony" Davis starred in the very beginning of the Tom Osborne head coaching era, beginning with an electric performance in 1973 in a rain-soaked Nebraska Memorial Stadium against UCLA, Osborne's first game as head coach and first victory, with an ABC-TV audience watching along with the usual sellout crowd.
On a touchdown that day, Davis cemented his place in Big Red lore by punctuating the score into the north end zone by punching the chain-link fence just beyond the endline.
Davis would star in a Cotton Bowl victory over Texas after that season, and the next year in a New Years Eve Sugar Bowl win over Florida. He was MVP in those games.
He is in the Halls of Fame for both of those college bowl games, as well as the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame, and also played pro football.
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