in a plane crash just two days before the draft. A private pilot, Berringer was in control of a 1946 Piper Cub over Raymond, Nebraska, when the aircraft went down in an alfalfa field. The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that the probable cause of the crash was a partially closed fuel valve, resulting in fuel starvation, engine failure, and a subsequent loss of control of the airplane. Friend Tobey Lake, the brother of Berringer's girlfriend Tiffini, was also killed in the crash. A memorial service for Berringer was held on April 20 at Memorial Stadium, before the start of the annual Red-White spring football game. A somber crowd of 48,659 attended. He is interred at Goodland cemetery in Goodland, Kansas. Epilogue The country group Sawyer Brown recorded "The Nebraska Song" in tribute to Berringer. (The song was actually written before his death.) The song appears as Track 18 (the same number as Berringer's jersey) on the group's 1997 album Six Days on the Road, and its first live performance was in the Devaney Center on the University of Nebraska campus during the 1997 Nebraska State Fair Sawyer Brown lead vocalist Mark Miller was a pallbearer at Berringer's funeral. Following Berringer's death, the Nebraska Cornhusker football program established the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team in his honor. Awarded annually before the Spring Game, the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team recognizes Cornhusker football players who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to provide excellent leadership, involvement, and service. A trophy case dedicated to Berringer's memory can be found in the lobby of Goodland High School's Max Jones Fieldhouse. In 2006, the University of Nebraska erected a life-size bronze statue of Berringer depicted as being coached by Tom Osborne. See also Albert Scott Crossfield Jessica Dubroff John F. Kennedy, Jr. Piper Saratoga crash John T. Walton Paul Wellstone References External links Unbeaten - The Life of Brook Berringer 1973 births 1996 deaths American football quarterbacks Accidental deaths in Nebraska Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Nebraska Cornhuskers football players People from Scottsbluff, Nebraska People from Goodland, Kansas Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1996 Players of American football from Nebraska