Clarence Swanson

One of the best players in the early years of the Cornhusker tradition, Clarence Swanson earned his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

Inaugurated by the Nebraska chapter in 1972 to honor a person "for outstanding contributions to the University of Nebraska and the Husker athletic department through personal service, personal support of athletic department programs and dedication to the Husker football program and intercollegiate athletics."

It was the final game of the 1921 season when Colorado State came to play the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln. Already the season had been a success for Nebraska, as the Huskers had made it big along the comeback trail. They were 6-1-0 entering the game and not a single Nebraska player wanted to drop the guard in the season finale. Then, an end named Clarence Swanson ignited the Cornhuskers offense that buried CSU, 70-7. Captain Swanson set a school record when he caught three touchdown passes in that game. And his record stood for 50 years before All-America great and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rogers matched it in a 1971 game against Minnesota. Swanson made All-America in 1921 and the only team to beat the Cornhuskers was powerful Notre Dame, 7-0. During Swanson's four varsity seasons in a Cornhusker uniform, Nebraska was 17-10-4. No one who ever saw this fast, sure-handed receiver in action could quarrel with his induction into the National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame.

Clarence Swanson (March 15, 1898 – December 3, 1970) was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.