What It Means to Be a Husker »

U.S. congressman Tom Osborne learned the ropes in an arena even more competitive than the House of Representatives: 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 incomparable: 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.