Rex Burkhead Retires

[Righteous Red]

Rex had a nice 10 year run in the pros, played in two Super Bowls, winning one. More importantly, Rex is the blueprint that all Husker backs should aspire to. A friend of mine from Texas claims that while in high school, Rex was never dropped behind the line of scrimmage on a running play. At Nebraska Rex always had that ability to always wiggle, wriggle, feet moving to find that crease for that extra yard, extra first down. When Rex was drafted in the pros, they drafted his heart, and at Nebraska he played with heart. To me Rex would be an awesome addition to a coaching staff to develop heart, head, and toughness to the players he coaches.

 

[RED ED]

Rex had a nice 10 year run in the pros, played in two Super Bowls, winning one. More importantly, Rex is the blueprint that all Husker backs should aspire to. A friend of mine from Texas claims that while in high school, Rex was never dropped behind the line of scrimmage on a running play. At Nebraska Rex always had that ability to always wiggle, wriggle, feet moving to find that crease for that extra yard, extra first down. When Rex was drafted in the pros, they drafted his heart, and at Nebraska he played with heart. To me Rex would be an awesome addition to a coaching staff to develop heart, head, and toughness to the players he coaches.

Only problem is heart cannot be taught or coached
Although I believe he could be a very good coach

 

[Huskergod84]

Dont know anything about Rex other than seeing him play. Great player that gave his all. But not every great player makes a good coach. Ask Tommie Frazier. But if someone thinks he has what it takes and he wants to go down that road then I hope he is given the chance.

 

[RED ED]

Dont know anything about Rex other than seeing him play. Great player that gave his all. But not every great player makes a good coach. Ask Tommie Frazier. But if someone thinks he has what it takes and he wants to go down that road then I hope he is given the chance.

Humility is a great start


Let me explain my answer ( was not a shot ) TF was possibly the best athlete NU has ever seen , and no question the best QB . ( and 18 was my favorite ) but he was not humble in anyway and it killed him coaching. Rex was not as fast as Roy , and not as elusive as Ameer , but he started over both by effort. And was very very humble throughout his time at NU and the NFL , it endured him to teammates and fans . That will carry over to leadership of a team

 

[GIJoeRed]

Only problem is heart cannot be taught or coached
Although I believe he could be a very good coach

Heart and motivation go hand in hand. There may be some in here who won't think what I'm about to say is "nice" but...

If my two sons ever showed a sense of lack of motivation as kids 7, 8, 9 10-years-old, I'd pack them up in the car and take them to areas in town where things were "tough."

I would tell them that some there had real tough luck in life, and others decided not to have motivation to do the right thing.

Not only are they both Eagle Scouts, but both are College grads and 1 is a store manager, the other a pilot for N.O.A.A.

Heart, motivation, what ever you want to call it may not be more of a teachable aspect as it is one Hell of a wake up call for life in general.

 

[ATX_Husker]

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[ATX_Husker]

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[ATX_Husker]

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[kmillz]

What a pleasure to watch him throughout his college and pro careers. He had that true ability to "run to daylight", always finding whatever hole was there. Unlike todays running backs that just put their head down and plow into the line. I truly believe he could have done more in his pro career if given the chance.

 

[Doc Fumble]

One of my favorite pregame memories was a stadium walk for the So. Miss. game when the team got off the buses in front of the East stadium and then walked past the fans to the North stadium entrance to get ready for the game.

The walk was literally wall-to-wall with fathers and their young sons, all wearing #22. It was hard to tell who was more excited to see Sexy Rexy that day, the kids or their Dads.

Rex was, without question, one of the most popular Huskers of all time.

 

[ATX_Husker]

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[KansasRed]

Thanks for everything Rex; glad you were (are!) a Husker!

 

[Doc Fumble]

Fumble's Lifetime
Man-Crush
List: ​

(in order of their first appearance in his beating fanboy heart)

1969: Van Bronson
1970: Jerry Tagge
1971: Johnny 'The Jet' Rodgers & Rich Glover
1980: Turner Gill
1983: Mike Rozier
2005: Zac Taylor
2009: Ndamukong Suh
2011: Rex Burkhead
2018: Devine Ozigbo

 

[ATX_Husker]

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[redfred]

Rex wasn't the fastest, and he wasn't the biggest or strongest, But if I had one back from Nebraska's history I would want on my team. it would be Burkhead. As Bo once said "He's just a warrior".

 

[Uenth]

Rex was and is many things. Top on my list is that he always was a class act!

Thanks for the memories Rex!

Now go enjoy your life and do great things for humankind, which you've done a lot of that already.

Wasn't Rex instrumental in the Team Jack program?

 

[ATX_Husker]

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[NearBigRedOfTheDesert]

Can’t be a Husker fan and not admire Rex Burkhead. He came from the Jeff Kinney-Tough Tony Davis - Cory Ross school: if you need 3, he’ll get you 5.

 

[GIJoeRed]

Rex wasn't the fastest, and he wasn't the biggest or strongest, But if I had one back from Nebraska's history I would want on my team. it would be Burkhead. As Bo once said "He's just a warrior".

There is just something about the "FB types" that we've had here that epitomize what we sorely miss/need that say "The Husker Way"; which some don't understand what that actually means.

But the Kinneys, Rathmans, Makovickas and Schlesingers of the world(excuse me for all the rest I should have mentioned) in essence, "pioneered" what in meant/means to actually be a Husker fan.

And it really doesn't translate to FB so much as it does how WE are as Nebraskans, whether born and bred, or transients from elsewhere. Be the best you can be and work hard for it.

Life doesn't come to us in a wrapped package with bows all the time. Sometimes you have to be the one to make it happen.

Go Big Red and Go Big Rex!