What It Means to Be a Husker: Tom Osborne and Nebraska's Greatest Players by Tom Osborne (Foreword, Author, Contributor), Nebraska's Greatest Players (1-Sep-2004) Hardcover

by Jeff Snook

U.S. congressman Tom Osborne learned the ropes in an arena even more competitive than the House of Before he went to Washington, he served 25 years as Nebraska's head football coach, winning 83 percent of his games. Osborne's record was almost During every year of his long tenure, the Huskers achieved a bowl game berth. In What It Means to Be a Husker, this former NFL player reflects on Nebraska's greatest gridiron performers, including dozens of all-Americans.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories from these notable former Huskers were great but I wish there was some more variety in the timeline. It wore on me to read near-verbatim retellings of the 1970 and 1971 seasons from several different people. But, in all, it was a good book and a must-read for any Husker fan.

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

tom is not only a great coach but a pretty good writer