Bob Devaney
American football player and coach (1915–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the football coach. For the mathematician, see Robert L. Devaney.
Robert Simon Devaney (April 13, 1915 – May 9, 1997) was a college football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Wyoming from 1957 to 1961 and at the University of Nebraska from 1962 to 1972, compiling a career record of 136–30–7 (.806). Devaney's Nebraska Cornhuskers won consecutive national championships in 1970 and 1971 and three consecutive Orange Bowls.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1915-04-13)April 13, 1915 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | May 9, 1997(1997-05-09) (aged 82) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1937–1938 | Alma |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1953–1956 | Michigan State (assistant) |
1957–1961 | Wyoming |
1962–1972 | Nebraska |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1967–1992 | Nebraska |
1992–1996 | Nebraska (AD Emeritus) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 136–30–7 |
Bowls | 7–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 National (1970, 1971) 4 Skyline (1958–1961) 8 Big Eight (1963–1966, 1969–1972) | |
Awards | |
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1971) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1971) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1994) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1981 (profile) | |
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Devaney also served as the athletic director at Nebraska from 1967 to 1993, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1981. He died of a heart attack at age 82 in 1997,[1][2] and is buried at Lincoln Memorial Park in Lincoln.