His parents were: Robert(Bob) and Flossie (Eaton) Abott.
Age:62 years.
With a Johnny Cash tape playing in the background, Glen Abbott took Nebraska
football equipment around the country for 33 years. The former Husker equipment
manager was in charge of NU football uniforms, cleaning, mending and at times
purchasing and designing until 2001. He ran the team manager program, packed the
gear for the road and took care of every detail from the "N" on the helmets to
extra cleats and hip pads for every game.
Abbott, 62, died April 8 and was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service at
the First Baptist Church. A Vietnam veteran of the U. S. Army, a member of the
American Legion, Sowers Club and the National Football Equipment Managers
Association, Abbott was a specialist in the logistics of supplying and equipping
Nebraska football teams through 33 bowl games and three national championships.
Bio Contributed By: Chris Abbott
Age:62 years.
With a Johnny Cash tape playing in the background, Glen Abbott took Nebraska
football equipment around the country for 33 years. The former Husker equipment
manager was in charge of NU football uniforms, cleaning, mending and at times
purchasing and designing until 2001. He ran the team manager program, packed the
gear for the road and took care of every detail from the "N" on the helmets to
extra cleats and hip pads for every game.
Abbott, 62, died April 8 and was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service at
the First Baptist Church. A Vietnam veteran of the U. S. Army, a member of the
American Legion, Sowers Club and the National Football Equipment Managers
Association, Abbott was a specialist in the logistics of supplying and equipping
Nebraska football teams through 33 bowl games and three national championships.
Bio Contributed By: Chris Abbott
His parents were: Robert(Bob) and Flossie (Eaton) Abott.
Age:62 years.
With a Johnny Cash tape playing in the background, Glen Abbott took Nebraska
football equipment around the country for 33 years. The former Husker equipment
manager was in charge of NU football uniforms, cleaning, mending and at times
purchasing and designing until 2001. He ran the team manager program, packed the
gear for the road and took care of every detail from the "N" on the helmets to
extra cleats and hip pads for every game.
Abbott, 62, died April 8 and was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service at
the First Baptist Church. A Vietnam veteran of the U. S. Army, a member of the
American Legion, Sowers Club and the National Football Equipment Managers
Association, Abbott was a specialist in the logistics of supplying and equipping
Nebraska football teams through 33 bowl games and three national championships.
Bio Contributed By: Chris Abbott
Age:62 years.
With a Johnny Cash tape playing in the background, Glen Abbott took Nebraska
football equipment around the country for 33 years. The former Husker equipment
manager was in charge of NU football uniforms, cleaning, mending and at times
purchasing and designing until 2001. He ran the team manager program, packed the
gear for the road and took care of every detail from the "N" on the helmets to
extra cleats and hip pads for every game.
Abbott, 62, died April 8 and was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service at
the First Baptist Church. A Vietnam veteran of the U. S. Army, a member of the
American Legion, Sowers Club and the National Football Equipment Managers
Association, Abbott was a specialist in the logistics of supplying and equipping
Nebraska football teams through 33 bowl games and three national championships.
Bio Contributed By: Chris Abbott
Bio by: Dolores Hahn
