{"product_id":"framed-1965-sports-illustrated-solich-cover","title":"1965 Sports Illustrated Frank Solich Cover Print","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNebraska Goes for No. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis framed display reproduces the September 20, 1965 Sports Illustrated cover featuring Nebraska fullback Frank Solich beneath the headline “NEBRASKA GOES FOR No. 1.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover photograph was taken by legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Neil Leifer during Nebraska’s January 1, 1965 Cotton Bowl matchup with Arkansas. Solich, wearing No. 45, is shown breaking through traffic with the ball tucked under his arm. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the time the issue appeared that September, Solich was a senior and co-captain for a Nebraska team expected to contend for the national championship. He earned All-Big Eight honors that season and became the first Husker to rush for 200 yards in a game, gaining 204 against Air Force. He would later return to Nebraska as a longtime assistant and eventually succeed Tom Osborne as head coach.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe issue itself carried Sports Illustrated’s bold prediction of Nebraska as a potential national champion, capturing the confidence surrounding Bob Devaney’s program in the mid 1960s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTake Home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed reproduction of the September 20, 1965 Sports Illustrated cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures Husker fullback Frank Solich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover photograph by Neil Leifer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImage taken during the 1965 Cotton Bowl against Arkansas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClassic display from the early Bob Devaney era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nebraska Rare Goods","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67804605251627,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9086\/5195\/files\/1965_Sports_Illustrated_Cover_clean.jpg?v=1792168352","url":"https:\/\/shop.raregoods.com\/products\/framed-1965-sports-illustrated-solich-cover","provider":"Nebraska Rare Goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}