Ryan Longwell, who played nine seasons with Green Bay before coming to the Vikings this year, holds the Packer career scoring record of 1,054 points. Packer legend Don Hutson is second on the list at 853.
The late Herb Brooks, who coached the Gophers to two national championships and America’s “Miracle on Ice” win over the Soviet Union, is part of the University of Minnesota’s new 253-foot long Wall of Discovery that pays tribute to famous alumni and faculty. The wall is located on the east campus and includes this quote from Brooks: “It is amazing what a group can accomplish when no one cares who gets the credit.”
Former University of Minnesota athletic director McKinley Boston has another “air show.” At Minnesota he hired Jim Wacker whose teams set school records for passing. Now the AD at New Mexico State, Boston’s football coach, Hal Mumme, has the Aggies second in the country in passing yards per game at almost 400 yards. Mumme is in his second season at New Mexico State and has a 2-7 record including 0-5 in the WAC Conference.
Christopher (Critter) Nagurski, grandson of fabled footballer Bronko Nagurski, has been named to the United States College Hockey Online pre-season Division II and III all-American team. The Augsburg senior forward’s goals-per-game average of 0.84 was fifth-best among Division III players last season. Nagurski has been called Critter since he was an infant when siblings couldn’t pronounce Christopher.
Freshman Chris Johnson is playing hockey for Augsburg, too, and his grandfather is the now deceased Bob Johnson, legendary former Wisconsin hockey coach. His father Mark is a former 1980 Olympic player and now University of Wisconsin women’s hockey coach.