OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Big Red Nation is mourning the loss of a gridiron legend. Calvin Jones — a running back who dazzled Husker fans with his breakneck speed as part of Tom Osborne’s famous ...

Johnny Rodgers Jet Award Gala was held April 10 at Baxter Arena in Omaha. It was another sellout with over 700 in attendance.

The Huskers' running back room may be unheralded, but it could be the group that gets Nebraska back toward being Running Back ...

Per police reports and multiple sources, former Omaha Central, NFL and Nebraska Cornhuskers running back, Calvin Jones passed away in his home Wednesday at the age of 54. Carbon monoxide poisoning ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Calvin Jones, who rushed for more than 3,000 yards in three seasons at Nebraska and was with the Green Bay Packers when they won the Super Bowl after the 1996 season ...

Omaha police told KETV that Jones' death 'was ... We are deeply saddened by the passing of Husker legend and Super Bowl Champion, Calvin Jones. Our hearts go out to the Jones family and he will ...

A highlight of the evening was the real time painting of "I-Back High" of Omaha athletes who played that position at Nebraska with a focus on Calvin Jones who recently passed away in January.

But NU used to sign such elite backs — blue chip after blue chip, often out of Omaha Central High School — that excelling on the field early wasn’t a challenge. Calvin Jones rushed for 294 ...