OMAHA, Neb.—Former Nebraska defensive end Grant Wistrom is among 18 players and coaches who will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame class in December.
The announcement came at a Thursday luncheon in New York.
Wistrom played at Nebraska from 1994 through 1997 and was a first-team All-American his last two seasons. He won the Lombardi Award and was Big 12 player of the year in 1997.
The Cornhuskers were 49-2 and won or shared three national championships during Wistrom’s career. He was the sixth overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft, and he played nine seasons in the pros before retiring in 2006.
Wistrom will become the 14th Nebraska player in the Hall, which is in South Bend, Ind.
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