The Nebraska Athletic Development office’s recent hire of ex-Husker football great Brenden Stai as a key fundraiser is a good example.
A first-team All-America offensive guard in 1994, Stai told me last week he remembers seeing Marc Boehm in passing as far back as Stai’s days with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1995-99), which partially coincided with Boehm’s tenure as associate athletic director at Pitt (1997-2003). Of course, Boehm’s next stop was NU with basically the same title.
“I don’t care what industry you’re in, it boils down to relationships,” he said. “We certainly want to reach out to people.