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Husker mural to commemorate 300th straight sellout
Published Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 06:41 PM
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A new piece of artwork in the lobby of the Nebraska athletic department office building will commemorate the Cornhuskers' 300 consecutive football sellouts and serve as a conversation piece for visitors and prospective recruits. The mural to be unveiled Thursday measures 22-by-28 feet and is made up of 616 mosaic tiles depicting a full stadium with players celebrating. California artist Mike Sullivan was commissioned to design the mural. Sullivan also has done murals celebrating Southern California Trojan football at the Los Angeles Coliseum and Texas Longhorn football at Darrell K. Royal-Memorial Stadium in Austin. Sullivan said he wants to convey the passion and power associated with Nebraska football.

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