Johnny Rodgers Scheduled for Pardon Hearing

(AP) - Nebraska football great Johnny Rodgers has a date with the Nebraska Pardons Board.

His request for a full pardon for a 1970 gas station robbery is on the board's Oct. 8 agenda. It is listed under "favorable applications for full pardon hearings."

 The 62-year-old Heisman Trophy winner says the crime has been hanging over him since his 1971 conviction. He was given two years of probation. 

He had talked about seeking a pardon in 2007, when he launched an ill-fated sports bar and grill venture.