Brook Warren Berringer was an American quarterback for the University of Nebraska football team in the mid-1990s.
11 Facts About Brook Berringer
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Brook Berringer was best known for replacing the injured Frazier during the 1994 season and leading the Cornhuskers to seven consecutive wins and to the Orange Bowl national championship game against the University of Miami Hurricanes.
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Brook Berringer died in a plane crash just two days before the 1996 NFL Draft.
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When Brook Berringer was seven years old, his father died from cancer.
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Brook Berringer lived with his mother and two sisters in Goodland, Kansas.
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Brook Berringer completed 94 of 151 passes for 1,295 yards, 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
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Brook Berringer took over, and threw a 19-yard TD pass to Mark Gilman that drew the Huskers within 3 points.
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Brook Berringer played sparingly, completing 26 of 51 passes for 252 yards in 9 games played.
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Brook Berringer played mop-up duty and at the end of the game, the Fiesta Bowl, scored a 1-yard TD for his team's final points.
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Brook Berringer is interred at Goodland cemetery in Goodland, Kansas.
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In 2006, the University of Nebraska erected a life-size bronze statue of Brook Berringer depicted as being coached by Tom Osborne.