Center, Nebraska, 1979–82
Dave Rimington
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Dave Rimington played center at Nebraska (1979–82). He won the 1981 and 1982 Outland Trophies and the 1982 Lombardi Award. He finished fifth in the 1982 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1981 and 1982. The Cincinnati Bengals took Rimington in the first round, No. 25 overall in the 1983 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1997College Football Hall of Fame
- 1980Second-team All-Big Eight
- 1981, 1982Outland Trophy
- 1981, 1982Consensus All‑American
- 1981Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year
- 1981, 1982First-team All-Big Eight
- 1982Lombardi Award
- 1982UPI Lineman of the Year
- 1982Fifth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1981 and 1982
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The teams in those years
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