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Riley gained valuable lessons from many on his way to Lincoln
- Brian Christopherson
- Mar 1, 2015
- Mar 1, 2015 Updated Apr 28, 2020
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Willie Nelson (left) and Tom Osborne (center) before Farm Aid III in September 1987. New Nebraska football coach Mike Riley learned football from his father, Bud, and one of his dad's coaching buddies always put on Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" when the coaches would meet at the Riley home after games.
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The night's outcome has already been decided, so make yourself comfortable. And if you might honor requests, put on some of that old Willie Nelson. “The red headed stranger from Blue Rock, Montana, rode into town one day …”
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Willie Nelson (left) and Tom Osborne (center) before Farm Aid III in September 1987. New Nebraska football coach Mike Riley learned football from his father, Bud, and one of his dad's coaching buddies always put on Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" when the coaches would meet at the Riley home after games.
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