College Coaching Great Tom Osborne Becomes 1st Living Inductee in Nebraska’s State Hall of Fame
The commission voted 7-0 after lawmakers removed a 35-year posthumous rule, allowing the 89-year-old former coach and congressman to be honored.
- On Wednesday, Tom Osborne became the first living person voted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame, receiving a unanimous 7-0 vote from the commission.
- The Nebraska Legislature passed a law in April removing the requirement that inductees be deceased at least 35 years, a change championed by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen.
- During 25 seasons, Osborne achieved a 255-49-3 record and secured three national championships in the 1990s, with a.836 winning percentage ranking seventh all-time in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
- Gov. Jim Pillen called the induction a "really, really special day," saying Osborne's impact on Nebraska is "just absolutely second to none."
- Osborne grew up in Hastings and played football at Hastings College before serving as an assistant under Bob Devaney; he and his wife, Nancy, founded Teammates mentoring program in 1991.
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Former coach Tom Osborne first living member of Nebraska Hall of Fame
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Former head Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne was unanimously voted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. Osborne is the first living inductee. Osborne was the Husker football coach from 1973 to 1997, winning three national championships. The state legislature passed a law in order for Osborne to get in. The law said any person inducted must...
Hastings Tribune
Husker legend Tom Osborne officially inducted into Nebraska Hall of Fame
LINCOLN — Husker legend and former Congressman Tom Osborne is officially the next member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame after a commission gave unanimous approval Wednesday at Gov. Jim Pillen’s urging.
Omaha World-Herald
Tom Osborne unanimously selected as first living Nebraska Hall of Fame inductee
In a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission selected former Husker football coach Tom Osborne as the first living Nebraska Hall of Fame inductee.
Associated Press News
College coaching great Tom Osborne becomes 1st living inductee in Nebraska's state hall of fame
College football coaching great Tom Osborne became the first living person to be named to the Nebraska state hall of fame.
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