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  Nebraska Cornhuskers Tickets - Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Tickets
Tom Osborne’s tenure as the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team head coach lasted from 1973 to 1997.
The coach who brought about the most wins in Cornhusker history is Tom Osborne, who led the team for 25 seasons, from 1973 to 1997; his final record at Nebraska was 255 wins, 49 losses and 3 ties.
Osborne was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district in 2000.
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 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Tom Osborne of NE   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Osborne has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
Osborne has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there.
Tom Osborne has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
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 Augusta Georgia: football@ugusta: Nebraska coach Tom Osborne retires 12/10/97
Osborne, who compiled a record of 254-49-3, will coach the No. 2 Cornhuskers against No. 3 Tennessee in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2 and said he may stay on until February if he can be of help to the team.
Osborne said health problems were forcing him to give up the game and that he wanted to spend more time with his family and at church.
Osborne reached his 250th career victory on Nov. 1 with a 69-7 defeat of Oklahoma, and the Cornhuskers are 59-3 over the past five years with five straight 11-win seasons, an NCAA record.
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 Coaches -- Osborne -- Huskerpedia
Osborne received his master's degree in 1963 and his doctorate in educational psychology in 1965.
Osborne (pronounced OZ-burn, not OZ-born) was born Feb. 23, 1937.
Osborne was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District in November of 2000.
www.huskerpedia.com /osborne.html   (405 words)

  
 Tom Osborne (Nebraska) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas William "Tom" Osborne (born February 23, 1937 in Hastings, Nebraska) is a former football coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and a current Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district.
Osborne contends that the structure of football was necessary in Phillips life.
In 2006, Osborne ran for Governor of Nebraska, challenging appointed Governor Dave Heineman and Omaha businessman Dave Nabity in the Republican primary.
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 The silent plainsman - Nebraska coach Tom Osborne - College Bowl Preview Sporting News, The - Find Articles
Tom Osborne is a man hard to know, as near and as far as a prairie horizon.
Osborne muttered a "dadgummit" under his breath while he polite assisted the officer and McBride in a search for the license.
Osborne was 4 when his father, Charles, went off to fight, and 9 when he returned.
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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.
www.unl.edu /pr/osborne.html   (3130 words)

  
 HuskersHQ: Football
Osborne received the Amos Alonzo Stag coach of the year award as well as the Chevrolet national coach of the year award.
The dedication of Tom Osborne Field included an address from Nebraska chancellor James Moeser and a dedication statement from NU regent Robert Allen.
Osborne also thanked his players and coaching staff as well as his wife, Nancy, and his family for the support they provided during his coaching career.
www.theindependent.com /HuskersHQ/Stories/springfb98/osborne0425.html   (833 words)

  
 Tom Osborne
Tom started teaching himself cornet at the age of eight, having wanted to play for as long as he can remember.
Up until September 2001 Tom was heavily involved in brass bands, having been the Principal of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and Repiano cornet with the Williams Fairey Band, as well as being the Principal cornet of his school brass band, from Tapton School, Sheffield.
In February 2002 Tom competed as a brass finalist in the BBC Young Musicians Competition 2002.
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 Tom Osborne - Congresspedia
Thomas William Osborne is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd Congressional district (map).
Osborne was born February 23, 1937 in Hastings, Nebraska.
In 1959, Osborne graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history from Hastings College (Hastings, Nebraska), after which he played three seasons in the National Football League.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Tom_Osborne   (571 words)

  
 ESPN.com: GEN - Osborne finds politics and sports do mix
Tom Osborne has moved from the football field to the political arena, but remains focused on issues that could have ill effects on impressionable youth.
Osborne acknowledges that "to some degree," he's running against the ethic of his party.
After all, Osborne loved his linemen big and beefy when he was coach at Nebraska, and they didn't all get that way in the weight room.
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 Tom Osborne
Awards Tom Osborne was among the winners during the College Football Awards at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex Dec, 10,1999 where he received the Home Depot Coach of the Decade Award.
Osborne was honored for his 79-11-1 record and three national championships during the 1990s.
Osborne said he could not have done it without the excellent support of his wife, Nancy, and the great coaching staff at Nebraska.
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 Tom Osborne - From Coaching to Congress - Nationwide Speakers Bureau
A fourth generation Nebraskan, born in Hastings, Congressman Tom Osborne represents Nebraska’s Third District in his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Osborne has also introduced and championed legislation that would establish a Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), a provision that increases the use of renewable fuels to 5 billion gallons by 2012.
Osborne earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Hastings College, and his Master’s and Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Nebraska.
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 ESPN.com: NCF - What it takes to win a national title
Osborne: I think most teams that win a national championship have a very good defense.
They were the guys that set the tone on that team, the guys that demanded a certain level of play from their teammates, especially on defense.
Osborne: I felt that it was definitely critical.
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 Tom Osborne - Nebraska Head Coach 1973-97, Third District Congressman, Governor candidate
Fast forward to this last week where Tom made a campaign appearance at the Whiskey Run Creek Winery in Brownville and took the time after his talk to pose for a picture with my 87 year old mother who has been a season ticket holder since they built the south end zone in 1965.
Tom Osborne is willing to do that and his only client will be the state of Nebraska.
For more information about the Tom Osborne campaign and to hear what others are saying about Tom please visit this web site and especially this page which deals with the topic of leadership.
www.huskerpedia.com /interviews/Tom_Osborne/commentary.html   (1105 words)

  
 JournalStar.com - Sound Off - Should Tom Osborne be a write-in candidate for governor?
Supporters of U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne began what they hope will be a write-in campaign Wednesday to get the former Nebraska football coach elected governor.
Osborne gives me the impression that if his enormous ego isn't stroked by the voters, he takes his platform and goes home.
Osborne and company needs to face it; the citizens of Nebraska spoke at the primaries; and what they said is Tom Osborne is not their choice for Governor.
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 The GOP Auction House: Tom Osborne of Nebraska
Osborne voted for the GOP Medicare Prescription Drug Bill that will give billions to businesses and the health care industry, while forcing seniors to accept annual increases in premiums and deductibles and a growing gap in coverage for the prescription drugs they buy.
Osborne voted to continue awarding contracts to Halliburton even if the Pentagon's own audit processes found that more than $100 million of their contractor's costs in Iraq were unreasonable.
Osborne opposed expanding access to the military's TRICARE health insurance program to thousands of Reservist and National Guard members, even though 20 percent of all Reservists do not have health insurance, and 40 percent of Reservists aged 19 to 35 lack health coverage.
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 Amazon.com: Faith in the Game: Books: Tom Osborne   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Osborne was the head football coach at the University of Nebraska for 25 years, winning three national championships during that time.
Writing without a coauthor or ghostwriter, Osborne comes through loud and clear, but unfortunately, his prose is as stiff and monotonous as his football teams, whether he is describing offensive style or defending the university's handling of a series of controversies involving misbehaving players.
It is noteworthy that Tom Osborne's success is particularly remarkable because he never had the advantages of recruiting from a deep talent pool in Nebraska, and many of his players came from high school programs where 8 man football was common.
www.amazon.com /Faith-Game-Tom-Osborne/dp/1578563097   (1783 words)

  
 Tom Osborne News - Page 2
Tom Osborne, R-Neb., on Thursday joined fellow lawmakers from agricultural states in urging Congress to pass a disaster bill for U.S. farmers and ranchers struggling through prolonged drought.
Tom Osborne joined the House of Representatives on Thursday in strengthening our country's security at its borders.
Two candidates to replace Tom Osborne as representative from Nebraska's third Congressional District squared off Wednesday night on stem cell research and the farm bill.
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 Tom Osborne
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Christopher Kingsley tagged Tom Osborne as 'Great Football Coach' and 'College Football Legend'.
Christopher Kingsley added that Christopher Kingsley is Tom Osborne's 'admirer'.
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 TomRoeser.com
Elected to the House in 2000, Tom Osborne is, to quote the indispensable political bible The Almanac of American Politics, written by Michael Barone with Richard E. Cohen and the assistance of founding editor, Grant Ujifusa, was “better known than most congressmen after serving 20 years.
Osborne ran for Congress and won the primary with 71 percent of the vote and the general election with 82 percent.
Osborne supported the in-state tuition bill, which became the law when the legislature overrode Heineman’s veto.
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 Coach Osborne - More Than Winning: Head Coach - The 1983 Orange Bowl Game   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Howard Snellenberger, the Miami coach, had hired a public relations firm to whip up support for the Miami team, and by the time Tom Osborne and the Cornhuskers arrived in Florida, the local fans were at fever pitch.
Fans questioned Osborne’s wisdom and his motives, but Tom Osborne and the players couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about.
In those respects, Tom Osborne and his players were champs.
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 Blastitude Number Five
Tom Osborne became the US representative for Nebraska's ghostly un-populated-but-damn-straight-beautiful 3rd district last month.
Tom's halftime and post-game TV interviews were so anxious and uncomfortable that you trembled with him.
Tom is a wooly mammoth - indigenous, huge and most unusual for my homeland.
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 Debbie Schlussel
While former Nebraska football coach and current Republican Congressman Tom Osborne runs for Nebraska governor, one of his many prized former football players, Lawrence Phillips, has, once again, proved the point--criminal multiple-offenders don't change.
For Tom Osborne, there was no such problem, because the legendary football coach was also legendary for not having any minimum behavioral standards.
Tom Osbourne is untouchable in the state of Nebraska, and the citizens of Nebraska are blinded by a couple of National Championships in College Football.
www.debbieschlussel.com /archives/2005/08/lawrence_philli.html   (807 words)

  
 Rep. Tom Osborne is given award for psychology in management
Tom Osborne is given award for psychology in management
Although new to politics, Osborne brings to Congress years of experience as a manager, relationship-builder, mentor and teacher.
Under Osborne's leadership from 1972­97, the Huskers averaged over 10 wins per season and made it to three national championships.
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 College Football Hall of Fame
Osborne played three years of pro football as a flanker for Washington and San Francisco.
The governor of Nebraska designated January 1998 as "Tom Osborne Month" in the state.
Tom and his wife Nancy formed the Osborne Foundation to assist youth education.
collegefootball.org /famersearch.php?id=80020   (364 words)

  
 Thomas Osborne (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds (1631–1712) was an English statesman.
Tom Osborne (Nebraska) (born 1937), college football coach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S. Congressman
Tom Osborne (Canadian politician), politician, member of the Cabinet of Newfoundland and Labrador
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 The Official Site of Tom Osborne - Singer/Songwriter - www.tomosbornemusic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tom’s New CD is almost complete and will be available soon!.
Tom is still working on his new CD and it is delayed but it will be out in the summer sometime.
Tom is currently in the studio recording his new CD and anticipates it being out by the beginning of the summer.
www.tomosbornemusic.com /news.htm   (164 words)

  
 Congressman Tom Osborne - Third District of Nebraska - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
House Passes Rep. Osborne’s Initiative to Prevent Underage Drinking (11/14/2006)
Tom Osborne Congratulates Shelton Residents as the 2006 Recipients of the Angels in Adoption Award (10/24/2006)
Osborne’s Bill to Help America’s Youth Passes the House (9/28/2006)
www.house.gov /osborne   (110 words)

  
 Tom Osborne Is Square   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It turns out Tom Osborne was a football coach for the dearly loved Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and later became a member of the US House of Representatives for Nebraska.
He is mild mannered, softspoken, and in the new epoch of scandal being the first step toward celebrity, Doctor Tom has never had a moment of indiscretion in his personal life.
To me, the irony of the Tom Osborne Lover is the reason they defend his character, integrity and accomplishments is because they have none to speak of themselves.
www.roadsignmath.com /archive/2005/04/10/TomOsborneIsSquare.aspx   (1208 words)

  
 "Tom Osborne" - Shopping.com
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