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Bob 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 ...
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- April 13, 1915, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
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- May 9, 1997 (aged 82), Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
May 10, 1997 · It was later renamed the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Robert Simon Devaney was born on April 13, 1915, in Saginaw, Mich., and grew up there. At Alma College in Michigan, he lettered three years as a ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Bob Devaney, the driving force behind the success of the University of Nebraska athletic teams for 35 years. He coached the Huskers to two national championships, eight Big Eight titles and a .829 winning percentage as a Hall of Fame coach and Athletic Director.
May 10, 1997 · Bob Devaney, who began a winning Nebraska football tradition in the 1960s and coached the Cornhuskers to two national championships in the 1970s, died yesterday at a retirement home in Lincoln, Neb. He was 82. Family spokeswoman Marilyn Mecham said Devaney died of cardiac arrest; his wife, Phyllis, and son, Mike, were at his side.
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Bob Devaney was a college football coach who led Wyoming and Nebraska to several bowl games and national rankings. See his career record, bowl record, coaching awards and leaderboards at Sports-Reference.com.
Robert Simon Devaney 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.
Jun 15, 2020 · Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne were honored in 1992 with a special monument at the southwest corner of Memorial Stadium commemorating their back-to-back careers of winning at least 100 games at Nebraska.
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