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Class Senior. Hometown Monroe, Neb. Bio. Related. 2004 Inductee, Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. Two-time First-Team All-Big Eight. Senior (1978) Pillen started at monster for Nebraska and recorded 64 tackles and seven tackles for loss. For the second straight year, Pillen was named All-Big Eight.
From 1975 to 1978, Pillen was a defensive back for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team under Tom Osborne. [6] [7] He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2004. [8] Career. Pillen is a practicing veterinarian and also works as chair of Pillen Family Farms.
Jim Pillen’s memories: 1978 Nebraska-Oklahoma football . RETURN TO GAME PAGE; Schedule. 2024 Husker Football; 04/27: Red 21, White 25 : 08/31: UTEP : 2:30 PM : 09/07:
The 1978 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska .
On defense, it was senior monster back Jim Pillen, with eight tackles and two fumble recoveries, leading the charge. Others turning in fine defensive efforts were linebackers Lee Kunz and Bruce Dunning, defensive end George Andrews and defensive back Jeff Hansen.
Aug 14, 2023 · Jim is a former Husker, Blackshirt, two-time first-team all-conference performer, an Academic All-American, as well as the man who recovered Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims' fumble to seal the...
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Mar 26, 2024 · Pillen, a former Husker football player and Nebraska Board of Regent, said he gets “fired up” discussing NU Athletics. Pillen, along with NU interim president Chris Kabourek and Board of Regents chair Rob Schafer, combined to introduce Dannen on the third floor of Memorial Stadium Tuesday.
