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 | | Osborne, 60, who had double bypass surgery in February of 1985 and an irregular heartbeat earlier in the season, said his health was a concern, but not the only reason he has chosen to retire. |
 | | Osborne is in his 36th year overall at NU, which includes an 11-year stint as an assistant under Bob Devaney, the man who hired him first as a graduate assistant in 1962. |
 | | Osborne's 36 years at NU is the longest tenure ever for a Nebraska coach, and the longest all time in Big Eight/12 history, passing Bennie Owen, who coached 22 years at Oklahoma from 1905-26. |
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