Nebraska Cornhuskers - Husker Power

 


As a self-employed farmer in Ulysses, Nebraska, Damon Dobesh enjoys watching college football, especially his favorite two teams, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Damon Dobesh also keeps busy operating his own plumbing business in Ulysses.

For more than four decades the Nebraska Cornhuskers collegiate football team has relied heavily on its strength and conditioning training program, known around the world as Husker Power. The University was the first NCAA school to implement strength and conditioning by hiring a coach dedicated to the physical fitness training of its players. Since the program began in 1969, athletic departments and student-athletes around the world have based their training programs on the Husker Power model.

Husker Power uses ten principles that are designed to train the body’s energy system while correcting postural imbalances and building muscle tone. The program uses a strength index and a performance index to measure the progress of its student-athletes. Husker Power coaches are nationally certified and accredited in strength and conditioning training.

History of Angus Cattle in America

Farmer Damon Dobesh lives and works in Nebraska, where he grows corn, soy, and alfalfa. Damon Dobesh also keeps Angus cattle at the farm he shares with his brother. 

Angus cattle, known internationally as Aberdeen Angus cattle, are native to northern Scotland. The first four Angus cattle in the United States came over with George Grant, who settled in Victoria, Kansas, in 1873. The hornless bulls were locally regarded as abnormalities, but the breed grew on Americans after crossing it with the heartier Texas longhorn cow. 

Americans began importing Angus cattle in large numbers around 1878. The Midwest saw the arrival of 1,200 head of cattle in just a five year span, and new owners began to start new herds, breed new stock, and spread the Angus breed across the nation. 

Today, Angus cows remain popular in the United States, where they are prized for their quality meat. The breed makes up more than 60 percent of commercial cattle population across the country.