CFB fan's obituary laments losing seasons, encourages 'irresponsibly large wager' against rival
Long-time Nebraska football fan Milton Andrew Munson Jr., 73, passed away last week, but his obituary told a very vivid story about his feelings for the Cornhuskers.
The obit shared that Munson served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, worked as a pharmacist after the war and loved to go fishing.
The first glimpse of his fandom came in the obit that was published in the Hastings Tribune wrote, “In lieu of flowers, please place an irresponsibly large wager on Nebraska beating Iowa.” The Cornhuskers have struggled to a 3-8 record this season.
Later, it offered a timeline marker of his life pegged to a notable game.
“Around the time the Huskers were jobbed by the refs against Penn State in 1982, the effects of bipolar disorder and addiction began to take hold on Milt and would profoundly affect him for the rest of his life,” the obit read.
“The grim reality of the Nebraska Cornhuskers finishing yet another season with a losing record proved to be too much to bear for Milton Andrew Munson, who decided he’d seen enough of this world during the team’s recent bye week,” the obit reads.
“The Huskers may not have sent him into the afterlife with a victory but at least they didn’t lose. And sometimes, that’s the best you can hope for.”
Fans still have time to place that wager Munson referred to, as his beloved Cornhuskers host Iowa in the regular season finale on Friday.