State lawmakers will seek a one-time exemption to the nomination process for the Nebraska Hall of Fame in order to induct legendary Husker coach Tom Osborne.
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Former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne
Photos: Tom Osborne through the years
Osborne at Hastings College
Tom Osborne is shown as a freshman at Hastings College in November 1956.
Devaney's top assistant
Tom Osborne in December 1971.
Husker legends
Tom Osborne (right) took over for Bob Devaney in 1973 and continued the Nebraska football team's legacy.
Taking over
Tom Osborne in 1972.
First game as head coach
Nebraska's Tom Osborne (right) checks with assistant John Melton during Osborne's first game as head coach of the Cornhuskers -- a 40-13 win against UCLA on Sept. 8, 1973.Â
Focused on the game
Tom Osborne on the sideline with head trainer George Sullivan as Nebraska plays Minnesota in 1973.
1974 Sugar Bowl
Tom Osborne relays a message to his assistants in the press box during the Huskers' 13-10 victory over Florida in the Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31, 1974.
1976 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl
NU coach Tom Osborne (rights) talks with quarterback Vince Ferragamo during the 1976 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston.
Longtime foes
Tom Osborne and Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer before the Orange Bowl after the 1978 season.
Tom Osborne, Turner Gill
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne talks with quarterback Turner Gill during the 1983 season.
You're kidding me
Tom Osborne reacts during a game against Iowa State in 1983.
Disappointment
Tom Osborne watches as the final seconds tick off the clock in NU's 31-30 loss to Miami in the 1984 Orange Bowl.
Playing with McEnroe
With his partner John McEnroe taking it easy, Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne prepares to return a volley during an exhibition match July 23, 1985.
Snow game
Tom Osborne doesn't let a little snow bother him during the Nov. 1, 1986, game against Kansas State.
Dadgummit
Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne reacts to an Oklahoma play during the Huskers' 20-17 loss to the Sooners on Nov. 11, 1986.
Farm Aid III
Willie Nelson (left) and Tom Osborne (center) before Farm Aid III in September 1987. New Nebraska football coach Mike Riley learned football from his father, Bud, and one of his dad's coaching buddies always put on Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" when the coaches would meet at the Riley home after games.
Not another one
Tom Osborne reacts to an Oklahoma trick play during the 1989 game at Memorial Stadium.
Taking on the Wildcats
Tom Osborne on the sidelines as Nebraska plays Kansas State in 1991.
Upset with penalty
Tom Osborne reacts to a penalty called against the Huskers as Nebraska faces Texas Tech in 1993.
Osborne-Berringer
Quarterback Brook Berringer gets instruction from coach Tom Osborne during a 1994 game. Berringer died in a plane crash April 18, 1996. Big Ten Network will air its feature-length documentary "Unbeaten, the Life of Brook Berringer" on Saturday night after the Nebraska-Northwestern football game.
Finally!
Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne watches intently while others on the Husker sideline celebrate Kareem Moss' interception late in the fourth quarter during the 1995 Orange Bowl in Miami. The interception on Miami's last play preserved Nebraska's 24-17 win and gave Osborne his first national championship.
National champions
Tom Osborne receives a long-awaited bath as a national championship coach on the Orange Bowl sideline.
In the spotlight
Television reporter John Dockery talks with Nebraska coach Tom Osborne after the Huskers' victory against Miami in the 1995 Orange Bowl.Â
Celebration
Husker coach Tom Osborne leads members the football team onto the floor of the Devaney Sports Center on Monday, Jan. 3, 1995.
Trying times
Tom Osborne is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the practice field after suspending Lawrence Phillips in September of 1995.Â
Wins = office number
Office number on Tom Osborne's door changed with each victory.
Watching intently
Coach Tom Osborne watches the first quarter of action as Nebraska plays Missouri in 1997.Â
Meeting the prez II
President Bill Clinton gets a signed football from the Huskers.
Always coaching
Tom Osborne talks with Jon Vedral during the Baylor game in 1996.
Eyes on the prize
Tom Osborne was well-known for his ability to adapt during a game.
Big 12 Championship Game
Husker head coach Tom Osborne (left) and assistant Frank Solich prior to the start of the Big 12 Championship Game in San Antonio in 1997.
Final victory
Tom Osborne holds the Orange Bowl trophy after Nebraska defeated Tennessee 42-17 on Jan. 2, 1998.
Passing the torch
Nebraska running backs coach Frank Solich (right) talks to the media in 1997 after being announced as the man who will succeed Tom Osborne (left) as Husker head football coach.
Old friends
Former Nebraska coaches Charlie McBride (from left) and then-Rep. Tom Osborne.
Promoting TeamMates
Tom Osborne explains the Teammates program that he and his wife, Nancy, started and its impact on the youth of Lincoln. The program pairs a volunteer athlete with a Lincoln youth in a mentoring program. then-Gov. Mike Johanns and his wife, Stephanie, donated $60,000 of the proceeds raised from the Governor's Inaugural Ball to the program.
9/11 message
Tom Osborne returns to Memorial Stadium via HuskerVison to give a message to fans at the first game since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Osborne in congress
First District candidate for Congress Jeff Fortenberry (right) speaks to members of the media during a news conference in 2004 at the Fremont Municipal Airport. Supporting at the press conference were Congressmen Tom Osborne and Bob Goodlatte of Virginia.
Politically speaking
Then-Congressman Tom Osborne speaks out against gambling in Nebraska during a news conference in Lincoln.
Meeting the new guy
Tom Osborne (left), Nebraska Hall of Fame coach and then-congressman, and newly hired Husker head football coach Bill Callahan shake hands during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex on Aug. 11, 2004.
Running for office
Republican governor candidates Dave Nabity, Dave Heineman and Tom Osborne respond to questions during their first debate at the Strauss Performing Arts Center on the University of Nebraska Omaha campus in 2006. Heineman won the election.
Osbornes honored
Nancy and Tom Osborne share a few words while holding their hard hats just before the start of the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex Memorial Stadium expansion Aug. 10, 2004.
A new challenge
Then-3rd District Congressman Tom Osborne announces his plans to run for governor during a news conference April 30, 2005 at Hastings College.
Berringer-Osborne statue
A statue of Tom Osborne and quarterback Brook Berringer stands outside Memorial Stadium at the entrance to the Osborne Athletic Complex.
Taking AD reins
Tom Osborne speaks at a news conference announcing his appointment as interim athletic director while UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman (left) listens Oct. 16, 2007.
Coach search
Interim NU athletic director Tom Osborne (left) and Chancellor Harvey Perlman arrive back in Lincoln from Atlanta on Nov. 26, 2007, after interviewing Turner Gill as a possible football head coach.
Hiring Bo
Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne (right) calls the end to a news conference where Bo Pelini was introduced as Nebraska's new head football coach on Dec. 20, 2007.
Meeting with the media
NU athletic director Tom Osborne addresses the media at Memorial Stadium on March, 9, 2012.
New conference
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman and athletic director Tom Osborne answer questions following a unanimous vote by the Board of Regents to submit an application to the Big Ten Conference on June 11, 2010.
Visiting with Doc
Then-Nebraska men's basketball coach Doc Sadler and athletic director Tom Osborne during a Husker game in February of 2012.
Goodbye Doc
NU athletic director Tom Osborne talks during a March 9, 2012, news conference announcing the firing of men's basketball coach Doc Sadler.
The new guy
Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne shakes hands with new basketball coach Tim Miles before Miles addresses the media at the Hendricks Training Complex on March 24, 2012.
Welcome to NU
Nebraska's athletic director Tom Osborne and Tim Miles' wife, Kari and their children Gabriel and Ava, listen to Miles speak after accepting the job as Nebraska's basketball head coach at the Hendrix Training Complex on March 24, 2012.
Always popular
Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne signs autographs for young softball fans during a game May 11, 2012, at Bowlin Stadium.
Congrats, Jordan
Olympic gold medalist and former Husker Jordan Burroughs gets a hug from NU athletic director Tom Osborne during a private special event at the Coliseum on Aug. 27, 2012.
The topping out
NU athletic director Tom Osborne speaks briefly before the final steel beam is placed atop the East Stadium Expansion Project at Memorial Stadium on Aug. 30, 2012.
NU Athletics Press Conference, 9.26.12
Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne announces his retirement on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at Memorial Stadium.
NU Athletics Press Conference, 9.26.12
University of Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne stands to the side of the press conference called to announce his retirement effective Jan. 1, 2013 on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at Memorial Stadium.
NU Athletics Press Conference, 9.26.12
University of Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman addresses the media as athletic director Tom Osborne looks on following the announcement of Osborne's impending retirement on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at Memorial Stadium.
Michigan State vs. Nebraska volleyball, 9.26.12
Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne (bottom left) sings the National Anthem along with the other Huksers volleyball fans prior to the start of their match against Michigan State on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at the NU Coliseum.
Goodbye
University of Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne leaves the sixth floor alone after announcing his retirement effective Jan. 1, 2013, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at Memorial Stadium.
Scott Frost news conference, 12/3/17
Scott Frost emerges from an elevator on Dec. 3, 2017, flanked by Husker athletic director Bill Moos (left) and Tom Osborne, his former coach at Nebraska.
Frost and Osborne
Quarterback Scott Frost hugs Nebraska coach Tom Osborne during the news conference in 1997 when Osborne announced he was retiring.
Scott Frost and Tom Osborne
Coach Tom Osborne discusses strategy with starting quarterback Scott Frost in the third quarter during the Huskers' 38-24 win against Central Florida on Oct. 31, 1997.
