BOULDER — You’ve heard of rewriting the record books?
In his time at Colorado, Nelson Spruce not only owned the pen, he ran out of ink. Again and again and again.
Spruce’s numbers are, quite simply, mind-boggling. In his four seasons at CU, Spruce set or tied 42 Colorado records.
The list includes, of course, almost every significant mark associated with the position: most touchdown catches in a game, season and career (3, 12, 23); most receptions in a game, season and career (19, 106, 294); and most receiving yards in a career (3,347).