As a young coach, I was a huge fan of Jim Hartung and the rest of his NCAA Gymnastics dynasty at Nebraska.
Hartung also led the Huskers and Coach Francis Allen to their first four NCAA team titles (1979-1980-1981-1982) and became Nebraska’s first Nissen-Emery Award winner in 1982. He was a two-time member of the United States Olympic team, helping the U.S. to its first and only team gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympic Games.
Hartung, 65, has been a Nebraska assistant gymnastics coach for the past 19 seasons, giving back to the championship program he helped build …
HUSKER LEGEND JIM HARTUNG PASSES AWAY
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