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2016 Football In Memoriam: Remembering the Legends Lost

By Sayre Bedinger

Nov 5, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; A sign honoring former Nebraska Cornhuskers punter Sam Foltz (27) will greet players on their way to the field for the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; A sign honoring former Nebraska Cornhuskers punter Sam Foltz (27) will greet players on their way to the field for the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; A sign honoring former Nebraska Cornhuskers punter Sam Foltz (27) will greet players on their way to the field for the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; A sign honoring former Nebraska Cornhuskers punter Sam Foltz (27) will greet players on their way to the field for the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports /

Sam Foltz: 1994-2016

Sam Foltz was one of the best punters and one of the best special teams players overall in the entire Big Ten conference in 2015. Known as one of the top student-athletes in the Nebraska program, Foltz was tragically lost in a car accident along with Michigan State’s Mike Sadler in the Summer of 2016. The two were serving as student instructors at the Kohl’s Kicking Camp in Wales, Wisconsin at the time.

Foltz was obviously very successful on the field, earning all-conference honors in the Big Ten as a freshman, then again as a sophomore in 2014 and as a junior in 2015. However, he was even more prolific off the field, a five-time scholar-athlete and the recipient of the Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership award.

His leadership and the impact he made on those around him was recognized all throughout the 2016 season by Nebraska and opposing teams, capped off by the Tennessee Volunteers in Nebraska’s bowl game. The Vols – along with other Nebraska opponents – honored Foltz’s memory by giving Nebraska a no. 27 uniform with his name on it, and wearing the no. 27 on their helmets.

This was a young man who made a great impact on everyone he was around.

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