George Darlington, 87, Helped Usher in Nebraska Football's Historic Run
Darlington helped guide Nebraska through 12 conference titles and a top 10 finish in 31 seasons on Osborne’s staff, the program said.
- George Darlington, the longest-serving assistant coach in Nebraska football history, died Sunday at age 87. The Nebraska athletic department announced his death but did not provide a cause.
- Darlington served under head coach Tom Osborne for 25 seasons, the only assistant on staff for the entirety of Osborne's tenure. The Huskers won national titles in 1994, 95, and 97 during his 30 years with the program.
- Following Osborne's tenure, Darlington coached five seasons under Frank Solich before serving as an assistant at Marshall, Louisiana Tech, Southeast Missouri State, and San Diego. He retired from coaching in 2010.
- Beyond the field, Darlington taught a "Football 101" class for decades and authored a 150-page book on Husker style football in the 1990s. Despite declining health in recent years, he remained a fixture in the Memorial Stadium press box on game days.
- Born in West Virginia, Darlington played college football at Rutgers in the 1950s before earning two degrees at Stanford. His coaching career began in 1962 at Johnson Regional High School in New Jersey.
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George Darlington, longest-serving Nebraska football assistant under Osborne and Solich, dies at 87
George Darlington, the longest-serving assistant coach in Nebraska football history and on the staff of three national championship teams under Tom Osborne, has died at the age of 87.
Babcock: May George Darlington, and Others, Rest in Peace
As legendary Nebraska sports information director Don Bryant used to say, you’ve got to be a “tough SOB” to get old … the late Don Bryant. His insight involved not only the aches and pains, and other more significant things, of aging but also the pain of the passing of those around you, such as Bryant. Rewind to early September 1978, the Tuesday following the Nebraska football team’s season-opening, 20-3 loss to Alabama in Birmingham. The Extra …
HUSKER FOOTBALL: Former NU Assistant Coach Darlington Has Passed Away - KFOR FM 101.5 1240 AM
George Darlington coached defensive ends and defensive backs for the Nebraska football team from 1973 to 2002, under head coaches Tom Osborne and Frank Solich. (File photo by Nebraska Athletics)George Darlington (File photo courtesy of Nebraska Athletics) LINCOLN—(NU Athletics June 14)—The Nebraska football program and Husker Athletics mourns the loss of legendary football assistant coach George Darlington. The long-time Husker assistant who wa…
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