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Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is a former American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska football team for 25 years, from 1973 to 1997. Osborne was one of the most successful coaches in American college football history, with a career record of 255–49–3, 13 conference championships, and three national championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999. Osborne was later elected U.S. Representative from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, as a Republican. He served three terms, from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, he returned to the University of Nebraska as athletic director (AD). He retired as AD in January 2013.

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Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is a former American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska football team for 25 years, from 1973 to 1997. Osborne was one of the most successful coaches in American college football history, with a career record of 255–49–3, 13 conference championships, and three national championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999. Osborne was later elected U.S. Representative from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, as a Republican. He served three terms, from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, he returned to the University of Nebraska as athletic director (AD). He retired as AD in January 2013.

Tom Osborne - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site
Hall of Fame football coach Tom Osborne has continued to leave a lasting impression on the history of Nebraska Athletics since returning to lead the Husker program as the school's 13th athletic director on Oct. 16, 2007. Osborne, who led Nebraska to three national championships (1994, 1995, 1997) and 255 victories in his 25 years as the Huskers' head football coach, continued to use his impressive leadership skills to guide the NU athletic department for more than five years until is retirement on Jan. 2, 2013.
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204767407
Tom Osborne - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site
Osborne was named Nebraska's head coach following the 1972 season and under his direction, the program achieved remarkable success, exceeding any in its rich history. Osborne's 25-year coaching career came to a poetic end in the 1998 Orange Bowl. In his final game, the Huskers defeated No. 3 Tennessee, 42-17, giving Osborne a share of a third national title in four seasons. The victory left Osborne as the first coach in college football history to retire as a reigning national champion. He also left the sideline with the nation's best active winning percentage (.836, 255-49-3), a mark that still ranks sixth all-time among Division I coaches.
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=919755
Coaches -- Osborne -- HuskerMax
Nebraska Cornhusker football news, game results, archives, discussion boards, statistics and much more
http://www.huskermax.com/osborne.html
Timeline: Tom Osborne | Football | journalstar.com
The life of a legend. A timeline and photo gallery of the Nebraska athletic director, storied coach and former congressman.
http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/timeline-tom-osborne/article_28a0e520-48f1-5d18-991c-00fef0dec26a.html
Tom Osborne Talks About The Current State Of Nebraska Football - Corn Nation
In an appearance with John Gaskins of 1230 KWSN in Sioux Falls today, former Nebraska Cornhuskers Head Coach/Athletic Director Tom Osborne was asked a few questions about the past and current state of the Nebraska Football program.
http://www.cornnation.com/2016/7/29/12330100/tom-osborne-nebraska-huskers-football-interview-sam-foltz-brook-berringer-mike-riley-bo-pelini
Chatelain: The untold story behind Tom Osborne and Nebraska’s FieldTurf experiment | Big Red Today | omaha.com
Tom Osborne had never heard of FieldTurf. He didn’t know Jim Gerking "from the man in the moon." But he did know that Nebraska had played home games on AstroTurf
http://www.omaha.com/huskers/chatelain-the-untold-story-behind-tom-osborne-and-nebraska-s/article_2aad9536-976f-577a-bc0e-d09233c5f26d.html
Tom Osborne - Wikipedia
Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is a former American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska football team for 25 years, from 1973 to 1997. Osborne was one of the most successful coaches in American college football history, with a career record of 255–49–3, 13 conference championships, and three national championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999. Osborne was later elected U.S. Representative from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, as a Republican. He served three terms, from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, he returned to the University of Nebraska as athletic director (AD). He retired as AD in January 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Osborne

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Tom Osborne

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nebraska's 3rd district

In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007

Preceded by

Bill Barrett

Succeeded by

Adrian Smith

Personal details

Born

February 23, 1937 (age 87)
Hastings, Nebraska, U.S.

Political party

Republican

Spouse

Nancy Tederman

( m. 1962)

Children

Education

Hastings College (BA)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MA, PhD)

Coaching career

Playing career

1955–1958

Hastings

1959

San Francisco 49ers

1960–1961

Washington Redskins

Position(s)

Quarterback, wide receiver

Coaching career (HC unless noted)

1964–1968

Nebraska (assistant)

1969–1972

Nebraska (OC)

1973–1997

Nebraska

Administrative career (AD unless noted)

1979–1998

Nebraska (assistant AD)

2007–2013

Nebraska

Head coaching record

Overall

255–49–3

Bowls

12–13

Accomplishments and honors

Championships

As a head coach

3x National (1994, 1995, 1997)
12x Big Eight (1975, 1978, 1981–84, 1988, 1991–95)
1x Big 12 (1997)
2x Big 12 North Division (1996, 1997)

As an assistant coach

2x National (1970, 1971)
7x Big Eight (1964–1966, 1969–1972)

Awards

As a coach

Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1978)
ESPN Coach of the Decade (1999)
National Coach of the Year (1994)
Jim Thorpe Lifetime Achievement Award
7× Big Eight Coach of Year (1975, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992–94)
Big 12 Coach of the Year (1996)

As a player

Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame (1994)
2× Nebraska's College Athlete of the Year (1958, 1959)
Nebraska's High School Athlete of the Year (1955)

College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1999 (profile)

Tom Osborne

Career NFL statistics

Receptions:	29
Receiving yards:	343
Receiving touchdowns:	2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Scientific career

Fields

Educational psychology

Thesis

The Effects of Instructions on Situational Anxiety Level and Examination Performance (1965)

Doctoral advisors

Warren Bailer
Robert Ross

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Tom Osborne - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site
Hall of Fame football coach Tom Osborne has continued to leave a lasting impression on the history of Nebraska Athletics since returning to lead the Husker program as the school's 13th athletic director on Oct. 16, 2007. Osborne, who led Nebraska to three national championships (1994, 1995, 1997) and 255 victories in his 25 years as the Huskers' head football coach, continued to use his impressive leadership skills to guide the NU athletic department for more than five years until is retirement on Jan. 2, 2013.
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204767407
Tom Osborne - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site
Osborne was named Nebraska's head coach following the 1972 season and under his direction, the program achieved remarkable success, exceeding any in its rich history. Osborne's 25-year coaching career came to a poetic end in the 1998 Orange Bowl. In his final game, the Huskers defeated No. 3 Tennessee, 42-17, giving Osborne a share of a third national title in four seasons. The victory left Osborne as the first coach in college football history to retire as a reigning national champion. He also left the sideline with the nation's best active winning percentage (.836, 255-49-3), a mark that still ranks sixth all-time among Division I coaches.
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=919755
Coaches -- Osborne -- HuskerMax
Nebraska Cornhusker football news, game results, archives, discussion boards, statistics and much more
http://www.huskermax.com/osborne.html
Timeline: Tom Osborne | Football | journalstar.com
The life of a legend. A timeline and photo gallery of the Nebraska athletic director, storied coach and former congressman.
http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/timeline-tom-osborne/article_28a0e520-48f1-5d18-991c-00fef0dec26a.html
Tom Osborne Talks About The Current State Of Nebraska Football - Corn Nation
In an appearance with John Gaskins of 1230 KWSN in Sioux Falls today, former Nebraska Cornhuskers Head Coach/Athletic Director Tom Osborne was asked a few questions about the past and current state of the Nebraska Football program.
http://www.cornnation.com/2016/7/29/12330100/tom-osborne-nebraska-huskers-football-interview-sam-foltz-brook-berringer-mike-riley-bo-pelini
Chatelain: The untold story behind Tom Osborne and Nebraska’s FieldTurf experiment | Big Red Today | omaha.com
Tom Osborne had never heard of FieldTurf. He didn’t know Jim Gerking "from the man in the moon." But he did know that Nebraska had played home games on AstroTurf
http://www.omaha.com/huskers/chatelain-the-untold-story-behind-tom-osborne-and-nebraska-s/article_2aad9536-976f-577a-bc0e-d09233c5f26d.html
Tom Osborne - Wikipedia
Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is a former American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska football team for 25 years, from 1973 to 1997. Osborne was one of the most successful coaches in American college football history, with a career record of 255–49–3, 13 conference championships, and three national championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999. Osborne was later elected U.S. Representative from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, as a Republican. He served three terms, from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, he returned to the University of Nebraska as athletic director (AD). He retired as AD in January 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Osborne

Tom Osborne

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nebraska's 3rd district

In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007

Preceded by

Bill Barrett

Succeeded by

Adrian Smith

Personal details

Born

February 23, 1937 (age 87)
Hastings, Nebraska, U.S.

Political party

Republican

Spouse

Nancy Tederman

( m. 1962)

Children

Education

Hastings College (BA)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MA, PhD)

Coaching career

Playing career

1955–1958

Hastings

1959

San Francisco 49ers

1960–1961

Washington Redskins

Position(s)

Quarterback, wide receiver

Coaching career (HC unless noted)

1964–1968

Nebraska (assistant)

1969–1972

Nebraska (OC)

1973–1997

Nebraska

Administrative career (AD unless noted)

1979–1998

Nebraska (assistant AD)

2007–2013

Nebraska

Head coaching record

Overall

255–49–3

Bowls

12–13

Accomplishments and honors

Championships

As a head coach

3x National (1994, 1995, 1997)
12x Big Eight (1975, 1978, 1981–84, 1988, 1991–95)
1x Big 12 (1997)
2x Big 12 North Division (1996, 1997)

As an assistant coach

2x National (1970, 1971)
7x Big Eight (1964–1966, 1969–1972)

Awards

As a coach

As a player

Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame (1994)
2× Nebraska's College Athlete of the Year (1958, 1959)
Nebraska's High School Athlete of the Year (1955)

College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1999 (profile)

Tom Osborne

Career NFL statistics