For the first time the Nebraska Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame presented a Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Legend Award as part of its annual banquet in 2025. The first Hall of Fame Legend honoree will be 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers. The Omaha native was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1973 and was selected for the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.
2025 - Johnny Rodgers