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 byBill Barrett
Succeeded byAdrian Smith
Personal details
Born (1937-02-23) February 23, 1937 (age 87)
Hastings, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Nancy Osborne
Children3
EducationHastings College (BA)
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (MA, PhD)
Coaching career
Playing career
1955–1958Hastings
1959San Francisco 49ers
1960–1961Washington Redskins
Position(s)Quarterback, Wide Receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964–1968Nebraska (Assistant)
1969–1972Nebraska (OC)
1973–1997Nebraska
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1979–1998Nebraska (Asst. AD)
2007–2013Nebraska
Head coaching record
Overall255–49–3 (.836)
Bowls12–13 (.480)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 National (1994, 1995, 1997)
12 Big Eight (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
FieldsEducational psychology
ThesisThe Effects of Instructions on Situational Anxiety Level and Examination Performance (1965)
Doctoral advisorsWarren Bailer
Robert Ross

Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is a former American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician. He was head football coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1973 to 1997. He was honored into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Osborne was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska's third district as a Republican from 2001 until 2007.[1]

Osborne played college football as a quarterback and wide receiver at Hastings College. He played for the NFL for a short time with the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins from 1959 until 1961.

References

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  1. "Veterans in the US House of Representatives 109th Congress" (PDF). Navy League. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2006.