American football player and coach, college athletics administrator, politician (born 1937)
For other people named Thomas Osborne, see Thomas Osborne (disambiguation).
Tom Osborne, PhD
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
(1937-02-23) February 23, 1937 (age 87) Hastings, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Nancy Tederman
(m. 1962)
Children
3
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
3 national (1994, 1995, 1997) 12 Big 8 (1975, 1978, 1981–84, 1988, 1991–95) 1 Big 12 (1997) 2 Big 12 North Division (1996, 1997)
Awards
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) 2× Nebraska's College Athlete of the Year (1958, 1959) Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame (1994) Nebraska's High School Athlete of the Year (1955)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1999 (profile)
Scientific career
Fields
Educational psychology
Thesis
The Effects of Instructions on Situational Anxiety Level and Examination Performance(1965)
Doctoral advisors
Warren Bailer Robert Ross
Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is an American former football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as head football coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1973 to 1997 (25 seasons). After being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999, Osborne was elected to Congress in 2000 from Nebraska's third district as a Republican. He served three terms (2001–2007), returned to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as athletic director in 2007, and retired in 2013.
Osborne played college football as a quarterback and wide receiver at Hastings College, and soon after finishing his brief National Football League (NFL) career, he was hired by Nebraska head coach Bob Devaney as an assistant. Osborne was named Devaney's successor in 1973, and over the next 25 years established himself as one of the best coaches in college football history with his trademark I-formation offense and revolutionary strength, conditioning, and nutrition programs.[1] He retired with a career record of 255–49–3 (.836), 13 conference titles, and three national championships. He coached 53 All-Americans, including 1983 Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier.
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