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sbome's 'Winning'
is more than a winner
By Bob Asmussen
Senior Editor
"More Than Winning," the autobio
graphy by Nebraska football coach Tom
Osborne, tells readers something they
probably already knew winning
football games isn't the most impor
tant thing to the Cornhuskers' coach.
The book gives some insights into
the private side of Osborne. The first
few chapters are probably the best of
the book. Here he writes about his
childhood and how his present person
ality was formed.
You get insights into his philoso-
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phies about football, academics, reli
gion and life. He also explains early in
the book how he values other aspects of
life more than winning. This part of the
book is interesting and good reading.
The book is not devoid of problems.
In many cases, Osborne won't name
names. When he talks about the Mike
Rozier-Booker Brown-Mike Trope con
nection he refers to Booker Brown but
doesn't name Trope specifically. For
me it was easy to fill in Trope's name,
but for someone who isn't familiar with
the situation, the explanation of the
incident would be wasted.
"More Than Winning" will be appre
ciated most by Nebraska football fans,
but even Osborne critics can get some
good out of the book.
Criticism is always leveled at Osborne
for not being emotional during games.
Osborne writes the reason he isn't
emotional during games is because it
simply isn't the way he wants to oper
ate. He thinks a coach handles things
better when he's on an even keel dur
ing the games.
"More Than Winning" is a quick
read. I read most of it on the drive
between Albuquerque, N.M., and Tempe,
Ariz. I finished reading the book on the
way home from the Fiesta Bowl.
While Osborne writes that there are
things more important than winning, it
is also obvious from reading the book
that he loves to win. Osborne loves to
win. It just isn't life or death to him.
That's a positive attitude that might
bother some of the more die-hard
Osborne critics.
After reading "More Than Winning"
it's really hard to dislike Osborne and
very easy to forgive him for the team's
occasional losses. He makes his point
in a way that is easy to understand and
in a way that gets you thinking. Osborne
knows football isn't the most impor
tant thing, yet he realizes it is very
important to the people of Nebraska.
He has a good understanding of why
football is king in Nebraska. This reali
zation caused him to hesitate when the
opportunity to take over for Bob Deva
ney first came up. The realization also
caused him to take a hard look at tak
ing the Colorado coaching job a few
years ago. Osborne wrote that he never
realized how special the Nebraska pro
gram was until he went to Colorado,
where football wasn't "king."
For non-football fans or Iowa Haw
keye lovers, "More Than Winning" won't
be very appealing. For Nebraska fans,
"More Than Winning" is a winner.
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"Treasures from the Nebraska
State Historical Society," an exhibit
of priceless artifacts from the
Society's collections, will be on
exhibit today and Friday in the
Rotunda of the State Capitol.
A wide variety of unusual objects
will be displayed, including a rare
ambrotype of Abraham Lincoln,
made shortly after his nomination
for the presidency, a flintlock rifle
crafted by Boutet, gunsmith to the
Emperor Napolean, and the uniform
worn by number 17, St. Louis Cardi
nal pitcher Dizzy Dean.
The temporary exhibit is designed
to give visitors a sense of the breadth
and depth of the Society Museum's
collections according to Museum
Director Wendell Frantz.
"While the bulk of our collec
tions relate directly to Nebraska
history, we have some artifacts that
are world class," Frantz said. "This
exhibit is an opportunity for Ne
braskans to take a look at some of
the 'gems' we're preserving."
"Treasures from the Nebraska
State Historical Society" will be
open free to the public 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
