Sam Foltz's No. 27 Nebraska jersey is displayed during his funeral at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island.
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Sam Foltz's brother and parents bring Sam's ashes into the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island.
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Hundreds gather for the funeral of Nebraska punter Sam Foltz, 22, of Greeley, Nebraska, at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island, Nebraska, on July 30, 2016. Foltz died in a car accident in Wisconsin on July 23.
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Nebraska coach Mike Riley attends the funeral Mass for punter Sam Foltz at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Saturday.
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Nebraska coach Mike Riley walks into Blessed Sacrament Church with his wife, Dee Riley, for the funeral service for Nebraska punter Sam Foltz. Foltz was killed in a car accident near Merton, Wisconsin, on July 23.
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Nebraska faculty and players stand in line after getting off buses at Blessed Sacrament Church before the funeral service of Sam Foltz in Grand Island on Saturday.
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Hundreds gather for the funeral of Sam Foltz at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island. Foltz, a punter for the Nebraska football team, died in a car accident in Wisconsin last Saturday.
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A Husker Nation flag is displayed outside the funeral of Sam Foltz.
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A hand-drawn picture by Sam Foltz's cousin Billy Glesinger is on display during Foltz's funeral.
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Heavy rain falls as people arrive for the funeral of Sam Foltz at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Saturday.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — “Amazing Grace” played as mourners took seats inside Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Saturday for Nebraska punter Sam Foltz’s funeral. In the minutes before the prayer-and-hymn-filled service, some attendees looked intently at pictures of Foltz — wearing that friendly, confidence-giving smile — arrayed in the church’s foyer.
Hundreds gather for the funeral of Nebraska punter Sam Foltz, 22, of Greeley, Nebraska, at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island, Nebraska, on July 30, 2016. Foltz died in a car accident in Wisconsin on July 23.
Nebraska coach Mike Riley attends the funeral Mass for punter Sam Foltz at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Saturday.
Nebraska coach Mike Riley walks into Blessed Sacrament Church with his wife, Dee Riley, for the funeral service for Nebraska punter Sam Foltz. Foltz was killed in a car accident near Merton, Wisconsin, on July 23.
Nebraska faculty and players stand in line after getting off buses at Blessed Sacrament Church before the funeral service of Sam Foltz in Grand Island on Saturday.
Hundreds gather for the funeral of Sam Foltz at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island. Foltz, a punter for the Nebraska football team, died in a car accident in Wisconsin last Saturday.
