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Coach Osborne: More Than Winning

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Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne who became the 1st coach to win 250 games in 25 years

In 1997, Tom Osborne became the first college football coach to win 200 games in only 25 years. With his retirement in early 1998, sportswriters began placing his name with legends of the game- Paul "Bear" Bryant, Woody Hayes and Knute Rockne. But Osborne did something that none of these coaches had ever accomplished. He won three national championship in four years.

12/06/1998 | Rating TV-G

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Coach Osborne: More Than Winning

Special | 1h 35m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

In 1997, Tom Osborne became the first college football coach to win 200 games in only 25 years. With his retirement in early 1998, sportswriters began placing his name with legends of the game- Paul "Bear" Bryant, Woody Hayes and Knute Rockne. But Osborne did something that none of these coaches had ever accomplished. He won three national championship in four years.

12/06/1998 | Rating TV-G

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