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Long night Buffs player injured by five Husker fans after winPosted: Tuesday November 27, 2001 11:51 AMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado linebacker Drew Wahlroos had a career day in the Buffaloes' 62-36 win over Nebraska last week. He wasn't so lucky that night. Wahlroos, 21, said Monday that five Nebraska fans assaulted him outside a bar after the game, fracturing his nose and giving him a black eye. Wahlroos was reluctant to report the scuffle, saying it was partially his fault. But an emergency room nurse at Boulder Community Hospital where he sought treatment Saturday afternoon notified police. "It was nothing, really," said Wahlroos, who won't press charges. "I was at the wrong place at the wrong time." A university spokesman, Patrick Gleason, said no disciplinary action would be taken against Wahlroos. "We are just going to leave it like it is," he said. Police officer Owen McKinney said Wahlroos was celebrating his team's big win over second-ranked Nebraska at the Bustop Gentlemen's Club when he stepped outside and got into an argument with five men. "I heard someone say something to my left, and I got hit from my right," Wahlroos said. "It was a long night." Wahlroos said he fell to the ground, where one Cornhusker fan kicked him once, and possibly twice, in the face. When the linebacker's friends came outside, the attackers ran south. At least two of the attackers were wearing red Nebraska shirts, police reports said. They were all white men in their early 20s. The Bustop's general manager, Craig Scheetz, said several rowdy Nebraska fans were asked to leave the club between 9 and 9:30 p.m. Wahlroos, at 263 pounds, was named the Big 12's defensive player of the week earlier this season. During Friday's game, he forced a fumble that the Buffs recovered on the Nebraska 21-yard line in the first quarter. The fumble recovery led to a touchdown on the next play.
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