Longtime Nebraska athletic administrator Al Papik passed away peacefully on Saturday morning in Lincoln at the age of 95. Papik served the University of Nebraska for nearly three decades, beginning in 1973 and concluding with his official retirement in 1999.
Papik served many roles during his career with the Huskers and left a lasting legacy in Nebraska Athletics. Papik was presented with the Dick Herman Lifetime Achievement Award at Nebraska's 2017 Night at the Lied awards ceremony. In Al's honor, the Papik Compliance Center is part of the Herman Student Life Complex in the West Stadium.
Papik first came to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1973 as the Director of Admissions, a position he held for 12 years.