Mother of Ruud brothers dies at age 52

LINCOLN, Neb. The mother of current Nebraska football player Bo Ruud (Rude) and ex-Cornhusker Barrett Ruud has died.

Family friends say Jaime Ruud is believed to have died of a brain aneurysm. She was 52.

Jaime Ruud's husband, Tom, played football for the Huskers in the early 1970s and later in the National Football League.

Jaime Ruud was a nationally known nutrition consultant.

Nebraska head coach Bill Callahan said the Ruud family holds a special relationship with everyone associated with Nebraska football and that the program's thoughts and prayers go out to the Ruud family.

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