19 Facts About Dave Rimington

Dave Rimington played college football for the University of Nebraska, where he was two-time consensus All-American and received several awards recognizing him as the best college lineman in the country.

Dave Rimington was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft and played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.

Dave Rimington is the namesake of the Dave Rimington Trophy, which is awarded annually to the nation's top collegiate center.

Dave Rimington attended the University of Nebraska, where he was a consensus First-team All-American in 1981 and 1982.

Dave Rimington won the Outland Trophy, given to the nation's top interior offensive or defensive lineman, in 1981 and 1982 and is the only two-time winner of the award.

Dave Rimington won the Lombardi Award in 1982, and placed fifth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy that same year.

Dave Rimington is one of only thirteen players in NCAA history have won both of these awards.

Dave Rimington was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

Dave Rimington was selected to the Nebraska All-Century Football Team via fan poll in 1999, and named to the All-Century Nebraska football team by Gannett News Service.

Dave Rimington was named to the Orange Bowl's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2008.

Dave Rimington was a first-team academic All-American in 1981 and 1982.

In 1999, Dave Rimington was selected as the starting offensive center by Sports Illustrated in their "NCAA Football All-Century Team", and was selected as the starting offensive center to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All Century Team.

Dave Rimington is the only center named to both the Sports Illustrated and Walter Camp All-Century teams.

Dave Rimington was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Dave Rimington played five seasons with the Bengals and two with the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring at the end of the 1989 NFL season.

The Dave Rimington Trophy is named in his honor and since 2000 has been given annually to the nation's top collegiate center.

The sculptor of the Dave Rimington Trophy is Marc Mellon, who is the sculptor of the NBA MVP Trophy.

Dave Rimington has been with the foundation since 1993 and has been president since 1995.

Dave Rimington briefly served as the interim athletic director of Nebraska from September 26,2017, to October 23,2017, when the former AD Bill Moos was named to the position.