More Than Winning: The Story of Tom Osborne Book

At age twenty-eight, when Tom Osborne agreed to join Bob Devaneys coaching staff at the University of Nebraska, he resolved to be a head coach by the time he reached age thirty-five. Little did he know that this goal would chart his course toward becoming one of the nations premier football coaches as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Throughout the years in sports and academics, he was developing his unusual and inspiring philosophy of coaching, which above all emphasizes the process of athletics. In More Than Winning, Osborne gives an in-depth personal account of his lifethe forces that shaped his values, his own accomplishments in sports, and his experiences as a coach at Nebraska. He describes his philosophy of coaching, shares personal perspectives on football greats, and gives his view of key Nebraska games up through the 1984 Orange Bowl. Authors: Tom Osborne and John E. Roberts Format: 192 pages, paperback Publisher: Bison Books ISBN: 9780803226630Read More