by Mike Babcock | Sep 5, 2017 | Football
When she and Tom Osborne were married in August of 1962, wife Nancy has said her “perception” was that he had joined Bob Devaney’s staff as a grad assistant in order to get football out of his system. She figured his career path would soon take him...
by Mike Babcock | Aug 29, 2017 | Football
Larry Kramer was a unanimous All-America offensive tackle at Nebraska in 1964. And Tom Osborne was part of the reason. Kramer would have told you as much. Carl Selmer was the Husker offensive line coach during Kramer’s career as a left tackle on Bob...
by Mike Babcock | Aug 22, 2017 | Football
The history section of the Mineral Water Bowl website includes a photo of a young Tom Osborne in a red No. 31 jersey. Osborne played for Hastings (Neb.) College in Mineral Water Bowls following the 1955 and 1957 seasons, the site says. Though the Broncos lost both,...
by Mike Babcock | Aug 15, 2017 | Football
Welcome to Tom’s Time, a regular feature that will take a closer look at the life of Tom Osborne. Nebraska has a storied history in football that dates back to the earliest years of the game, but the tradition to which Husker fans hold Nebraska is mostly a...
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