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The American Football Coaches Association has bestowed its highest honor on Tom Osborne, naming the Nebraska interim athletic director as recipient of the 2008 Tuss McLaughry Award. Osborne will receive the award at the AFCA Coach of the Year dinner Jan. 9 in Anaheim, Calif.
The Tuss McLaughry Award, established in 1964, is given for the highest distinction in service to others. It is named in honor of DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry, the first full-time secretary-treasurer of the AFCA and one of the most dedicated and influential members in the history of the Association.
Among past winners have been five U.S. presidents, two NFL commissioners, Gen. Douglas MacArthur and John Wayne.
"It's a great honor to receive the Tuss McLaughry Award because he stood for all the right things." Osborne said. "Any time you are recognized by your fellow coaches, it's a high honor, and it's particularly humbling when you look at the list of distinguished Americans who have received this award over the last 40 years."
Osborne won 255 games and three national championships as Husker head coach from 1973 through 1997. He went on to the serve in the U.S. House of Representatives before returning to NU on Oct. 16 to become interim athletic director.
The Tuss McLaughry Award, established in 1964, is given for the highest distinction in service to others. It is named in honor of DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry, the first full-time secretary-treasurer of the AFCA and one of the most dedicated and influential members in the history of the Association.
Among past winners have been five U.S. presidents, two NFL commissioners, Gen. Douglas MacArthur and John Wayne.
"It's a great honor to receive the Tuss McLaughry Award because he stood for all the right things." Osborne said. "Any time you are recognized by your fellow coaches, it's a high honor, and it's particularly humbling when you look at the list of distinguished Americans who have received this award over the last 40 years."
Osborne won 255 games and three national championships as Husker head coach from 1973 through 1997. He went on to the serve in the U.S. House of Representatives before returning to NU on Oct. 16 to become interim athletic director.
