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A father and son have special bragging rights in Husker Nation; Bill and Jesse Koch played on all five of Nebraska’s national champion teams in both the ‘70s and the ‘90s.Video: Nebraska father, son hold all five national championship ringsJesse Kosch now lives in Estes Park, Colorado where he owns and runs his Nebraska merchandise shop, Big Red of the Rockies. Among the t-shirts and ball caps are a few unique pieces, signed photos of Jesse, his dad Bill, and all five of the Nebraska Football national championship rings.Bill Kosch was Nebraska’s starting defensive back in 1970 and 1971. Jesse Kosch was the team’s punter in 1994, 1995 and 1997.“I think somebody, when I was out at the store in Colorado, was like, are you the only father-son to have all the championship rings?” said Jesse Kosch. “And I was like, well, maybe!”Bill Kosch’s Huskers were part of the Devaney Era, claiming Nebraska’s first national title and playing in the Game of the Century. Still, Kosch’s favorite moment as a Husker came before the title, playing USC in 1970. “Playing under the lights in Los Angeles,” said Bill Kosch. “ picked off Jimmy Jones in the end zone, wasn't exactly sure where I was, brought it out to the 25-yard line.”Click here to watch Bill Kosch's interception in that game, thanks to Jake Jacobsen and HuskerTapes.com!Nebraska tied USC, then ranked third in the nation, and made a splash on the national stage in a year they would go on to win the title. Bill Kosch says his favorite national championship was one of his son’s, the 1994 title game against Miami.“It’s just so dramatic. So rewarding. It’s so relieving, so tense,” said Kosch. “We just shut 'em up. And it was just terrific.”Jesse Kosch was just honored for that game, traveling back to Lincoln to be part of the Tunnel Walk Tribute to the 1994 Nebraska team.Kosch’s favorite moment was during his senior season in his final game, the 1997 national championship against Tennessee.“I was like, 'oh boy', standing with your back to the end zone with 20-thousand orange people yelling at you,” said Jesse Kosch. “I had one of my best punts of my career right there.”Bill Kosch was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1997. Jesse Kosch is still on several punting records lists at Nebraska. While some of Bill Kosch’s teammates had sons on the 90’s championship teams, no family has all five championship rings except for the Kosch’s. They call it ‘special.’“You think, wow,” said Jesse Kosch. “We were part of something that so far has never been duplicated.”As for adding any rings to the collection, Jesse looks at his little girl, Tatum, who could go to Nebraska in 2030.“She kicks the soccer ball around pretty good!”Read more about this week’s Throwback Thursday Huskers Bill & Jesse Kosch in Brandi’s Blog post: Lords Of The Rings.