Signature Series Wine Bottle
Vince Ferragamo

The winner of the Vince Ferragamo label design contest is Tony Horning from Minneapolis, MN. Tony Horning, a graphic designer in Minneapolis, was a long-time Nebraska fan even before he married into Husker Nation. Tom Osborne’s decision to go for the two-point conversion in the 1984 Orange Bowl was a defining moment that cemented Horning’s allegiance to Big Red. “I was amazed at the courage of that call.” Years later, he had the privilege to meet Coach Osborne at his induction to the College Football Hall of Fame where Horning had annually designed the Enshrinement logo.

To produce his Husker Legends wine label design, he combined his artistic skills, as well as his background in college athletics. A fine-art graduate of Minnesota State University at Moorhead, Horning played cornerback and returned punts for the Dragons from 1983-1986 while earning his BFA in Drawing. He then moved on to attend graduate art school at Texas Tech University and Northern Illinois University. College football runs in Horning's family, as his father is a former South Dakota State University standout running-back, and his younger brother played football for the University of Minnesota.

He now resides back in Minnesota, married a Husker alum in 1999 and works for a Graphic Design firm where he continues to merge art & athletics by designing minor league team logos for various sports as well as producing the artwork for Wheaties boxes. Tony Horning can be reached at: horning227@msn.com

SportsPedia® and WinePedia™ will release a signature series of red wine featuring autographed bottles of private label wine signed by former Husker legends. The 2007 series will feature six former players. Currently we have commitments from these former players, Dennis Claridge, Johnny Rodgers, Dave Humm, Vince Ferragamo, Roger Craig, and Tommie Frazier. For more information about the series click here.

The wine is now available for ordering online direct from the winery in Santa Barbara County, CA.

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