Tom Osborne By vicsan1 Feb 23, 1937 Birth of Tom Osborne Jan 1, 1955 Won Nebraska High School Athlete of The Year Award Jan 1, 1956 Played for Hastings College Jan 1, 1959 Earned his B.A in History Jan 1, 1960 Played for Washington Redskins Jan 1, 1960 Served for the Nebraska's National Guard for 6 years Jan 1, 1962 Played for the S.F 49ers Dec 17, 1965 Got his M.A in Educational Psychology Jan 1, 1973 Started to coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers Jan 1, 1984 In 1984's Orange Bowl the Cornhuskers lost 30-31 by trying to go for the 2 point conversion Jan 1, 1997 Retired after coaching for 25 years Jan 3, 2000 Was elected in Congress Jan 3, 2006 Tried to run for governor but was outvoted Jan 3, 2007 Retired from Congress Jan 1, 2011 Tom Osborne is 73 and still alive
