Professional Football Hall of Famer William Roy “Link” Lyman was the subject of last week’s column. That Table Rocker by birth had a sparkling career playing college football at UNL, playing professional football with the Chicago Bears, and then coaching at UNL. Now it’s time for a story about Link’s uncle Howard G. Cleaveland, who grew up in Table Rock. Here it is, in two parts.
On February 4, 194…