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Narrator: While winning has been standard
practice at Nebraska,
there was a time when one piece of that winning puzzle was not.
Like all other college football programs in the 1960's,
Nebraska did not have a dedicated strength
and conditioning program.
That all changed in 1969 when Hall of Fame coach Bob Devaney
hired Boyd Epley as the first full-time
paid strength coach in history.
Though Devaney was worried that the lifting
would slow his players down,
the Cornhuskers began showing large gains
in strength, speed and athleticism.
Epley's 'Husker Power' would eventually help
in building a winning tradition at Nebraska
over the next four decades.
The core ideas of Husker Power have been translated
to other programs as well since its inception.
Boyd Epley's contributions to Nebraska led him to found
the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 1978
and is widely recognized as the godfather
of strength and conditioning in college football today.
Nebraska's weight room,
now bearing the name 'The Ndamukong Suh
Strength and Conditioning Center',
continues the elite training that has made Husker Power
a strong part of Husker History.