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Moore, Husker Teammates Inspire Patients, Families

Randy York N-Sider

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On the day before Thanksgiving, Nebraska buses pulled out of Memorial Stadium to visit five Lincoln hospitals. Less than an hour later, Alonzo Moore, a 6-2, 195-pound junior wide receiver from Winnfield, La., was leading a prayer with his teammates in the room of a cardiac patient who told her husband that the Husker players inspire her.

Within seconds of meeting the husband, he told Husker players what he liked most about them – that “you guys never, ever, ever” give up regardless of the score and “that’s why Nebraska will always be my favorite team.