[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#000000″ background_image=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OUTLAND-HEADER-25.png” background_size=”contain” background_position=”top_center” width=”80%” max_width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” height=”272px” custom_margin=”||18px|||” custom_padding=”174px|569px|72px|46px” transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_module=”2621″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”107.8px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” custom_margin=”18px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”0px|||||” custom_margin=”-66px|auto|39px|auto||” min_height=”102.8px”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” background_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ min_height=”81.8px” custom_padding=”4px||0px|||”]<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>January 27, 2027 at the Hilton Omaha Hilton Downtown – 1001 Cass St\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Osborne-legacy-1.png” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Eventbrite-Purchase.png” url=”https:\/\/midamericaexpositionsinc.ticketspice.com\/outland-trophy-award-dinner-jan-2026″ url_new_window=”on” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image purchase tickets” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ max_width=”200px” animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_module=”1587″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_2967-M.jpg” title_text=”Milt Tenopir” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16″ text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_module=”1846″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Dave Rimington is coming back to Omaha!\u00a0 He is receiving the Tom Osborne Legacy Award at the Outland\u00a0Trophy Award Dinner on Jan 21, 2026.<\/div>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n
Dave was an All State player from Omaha South, Husker 2 X All Big Eight, 2 X All-American, the only 2 X winner of the Outland Trophy, and a 7 year NFL career!<\/b><\/div>\n
Dave will be featured at the January 21, 2026, at the 80th Outland Trophy banquet, sponsored by Werner Enterprises at the Hilton Omaha Downtown Hotel.<\/p>\n
A two-time first-team All-America lineman at Nebraska and a 1997 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame, Dave Rimington was named Nebraska\u2019s interim athletic director on Tuesday. A native of Omaha, Rimington was a four-year letterwinner from 1979 to 1982, winning the Outland Trophy in 1981 and 1982 as well as the Lombardi Award in 1982. Rimington is the only player ever to win the Outland Trophy in\u00a0consecutive years, and is still regarded as one of the most decorated offensive linemen in college football history.<\/p>\n
Rimington has served with the Boomer Esiason Foundation since 1993 and has been President since 1995.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/McBride-pic.jpg” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image McBride” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text McBride” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Abel||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”24″ text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\u00a02024 —\u00a0 Charlie McBride –\u00a0 Osborne Legacy Award Winner<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The 12th winner\u00a0of the Tom Osborne Legacy Award is a man who worked side by side with Osborne during Nebraska football’s golden age.<\/span><\/p>\n
Charlie McBride, who toiled 23 years with Osborne at NU — including 18 as defensive coordinator with\u00a0three national championships — will be feted January 22, 2025, at the 79th Outland Trophy banquet, sponsored by Werner Enterprises at the Hilton Omaha Downtown Hotel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Osborne award, with past winners such as Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden, Kansas State Coach Bill Snyder and Nebraska and Ohio Coach Frank Solich, goes to honorees who were involved in promoting interior line play on the field and showed leadership and integrity off the field.<\/p>\n
When McBride retired from Nebraska in 2000, he paid tribute to his friend and boss with this: “Tom probably had the most influence on my coaching career. Because of his approach\u00a0to the game, I never really ever thought\u00a0about leaving Nebraska. He was a guy who believed in his coaches and let us coach. That is really important — that you let your assistants do their job.”<\/p>\n
McBride played collegiately at Colorado, where he was All-Big Eight earning honors as an end and punter. He coached both sides of the interior line through a 36-year career at Colorado, Arizona State, Wisconsin and NU.\u00a0<\/span>McBride received his bachelor\u2019s degree in physical education from CU in 1962, then played one season for the AFL’s Denver Broncos. Following his stint with the Broncos, he became head coach at Chicago’s Fenger High School, a position he held for the 1963-64 seasons. He returned to Colorado as a graduate assistant in 1965 and 1966.\u00a0 McBride was an assistant coach to Frank Kush at Arizona State for three seasons (1967-69), then went to Wisconsin, where he served as offensive line coach on Coach John Jardine’s staff for six seasons (1970-75) and defensive line coach and defensive coordinator for one year (1976).\u00a0 Starting in 1977, McBride joined Osborne and for more than two decades was a part of the dominant Nebraska program.\u00a0 With the Huskers, McBride tutored first-team All-America D-linemen such as Neil Smith, Jason Peter, Broderick Thomas, Grant Wistrom and Danny Noonan. McBride’s powerhouse defenses had epic practice battles through the\u00a01980s and 90s that helped hone the games of Nebraska Outland Trophy offensive line winners Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler, Will Shields, Zach Wiegert and Aaron Taylor.\u00a0 At the Outland Trophy and Husker Senior Awards Dinner on Jan 22, 2025 at the Hilton Omaha Downtown Hotel, all those memories will be rekindled when Charlie McBride steps to the podium to accept the Tom Osborne Legacy Award.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text Young 2023″ _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Abel||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”24″ text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n
2023 — \u00a0Young, Morgan Are Osborne Legacy Award Winners<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
$\"\"$ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b> $\"\"$ <\/p>\n
Omaha – 2023 – \u00a0For <\/a>the first time, the Tom Osborne Legacy Award will be presented to two men in the same year: Midwest men with virtually identical career tracks on their way to coaching six Outland Trophy recipients, three apiece.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>They are the tenth and eleventh people who have claimed the coveted award which was established in 2015 and named after the Cornhuskers\u2019 legendary head coach from 1973-97.<\/p>\n
Dan Young of the University of Nebraska and Reese Morgan of the\u00a0University of Iowa will be honored January 10, 2024, at the 78th Outland Trophy banquet, sponsored by Werner Enterprises at the Hilton Omaha Hotel.<\/p>\n
The Osborne Legacy Award, with past winners such as Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden and Nebraska guard Will Shields, goes to honorees who were involved in promoting interior line play on the field and showed leadership and integrity off the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Young, who passed away in 2010 at age 69, and Morgan, who retired in 2019 at age 68, had strikingly similar careers.<\/p>\n
Both coached highly successful high school\u00a0teams at a combined five schools. Young, a native of Primose, Nebraska was best known for his six seasons at Omaha Westside, winning large-school state championships in 1981 and 1982. Morgan, from Lorain, Ohio, spent eight years at Iowa City West, winning large-class state titles in 1995, 1998 and 1999.<\/p>\n
Young and Morgan then left the high school ranks for assistants’ jobs at their state’s flagship universities. Young spent 20 years at Nebraska, Morgan 19 at Iowa.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Young, as the assistant offensive line coach with former Osborne Award winner Milt Tenopir, was involved with three Husker national champions (1994, 1995, 1997) and three Outland Trophy winners (Dean Steinkuhler, 1983; Will Shields, 1992; Aaron Taylor, 1997). Nebraska had 11 first-team All-America interior linemen and 10 first-team academic All-America linemen during Young’s tenure.<\/p>\n
Morgan coached tight ends for three years, the offensive line for nine years and the defensive line for seven years at Iowa. He coached three Outland winners (Chad Hennings from Benton High in Van Horne, Iowa, who won the award at Air Force in 1987; and the Hawkeyes’ Robert Gallery in 2003 and Brandon Scherff in 2014). Morgan had seven linemen named first- or second-team All-American and saw five of his pupils go in the first round of the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
Morgan will be in Omaha to accept his award, while Young will be honored posthumously with family members present.<\/p>\n
—————————————————————————————————————<\/p>\n
2022 Recipient of Tom Osborne Legacy Award<\/p>\n
Barry Alvarez – former Husker and past Wisconsin Athletic Director<\/p>\n
——————-<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n
The Tom Osborne Legacy Award presented\u00a0 \u2014 by Osborne to Will Shields\u2014 at the Outland Trophy Award Dinner Sponsored by Werner Enterprises at the downtown\u00a0Hilton Omaha.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Will-Shields-TO.jpg” url=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3UBR0NMmU30&feature=youtu.be” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/will-wall-2.jpg” url=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3UBR0NMmU30&feature=youtu.be” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Abel||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”24″ text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\n
If you\u2019re a college football fan, or even a sports fan in general, it\u00a0is\u00a0a remarkable scene, One you will not forget!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Will-Shields-hall.jpg” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Will Shields<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Will-Shields-joe.jpg” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”10px|0px|1px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Will Herthie Shields is a former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League. He played his entire professional career for the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, and never missed a game in 14 seasons. Shields was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015. with Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning consensus All-American honors and winning the Outland Trophy.Will Shields will be in Omaha to accept the award from Tom Osborne, Nebraska\u2019s legendary coach, at the 25th annual dinner.
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
This is the\u00a0eighth year for the Tom Osborne Legacy Award, which goes to a player, coach or a person who has made an extraordinary contribution to the interior line of college football; and\/or has made contributions to the Outland Trophy. The recipient must exhibit the characteristics of integrity, sportsmanship and fair play associated with Tom Osborne and demonstrate a record of leadership in the community, Furthermore the person must continue to hold a record of good citizenship within and beyond the athletic field that is consistent with the one of the award\u2019s sponsors, Rotary International\u2019s primary moto, \u201cService Above Self.\u201d<\/p>\n
Previous recipients of the Tom Osborne Legacy Award: Milt Tenopir (2015), Jim Ridlon (2016), Barry Switzer (2017), Bobby Bowden (2018), Frank Solich (2019), Fisher DeBerry (2020) and last year Bill Snyder (2021).<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Blurb” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” image_max_width=”none” icon_font_size=”96px” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#000000″ circle_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Blurb” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” image_max_width=”none” icon_font_size=”96px” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#000000″ circle_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tom-will.jpg” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|||” animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Honors<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n
\u00a0In 2003 Shields was the recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, for his work in The “Will to Succeed” Foundation, the charitable organization he started in 1993.<\/li>\n
In 2011, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.<\/li>\n
Shields was selected as a first-ballot finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012.<\/li>\n
In 2012 Shields was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.<\/li>\n
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Will-Shields-head-T.png” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”250px” custom_margin=”-20px|||” animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”5px|0px|0px|0px” transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”8px|0px|8px|0px” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Will-Shields-slide.jpg” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”10px|0px|7px|0px” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Will-Shields-nu-.jpg” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”75px|||” animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
College\u00a0career<\/span><\/h2>\n
While attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Shields played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1989 through 1992. Shields was a consensus first-team All-American and Outland Trophy winner during his final year at Nebraska. He is one of eight Cornhuskers players to win the Outland Trophy. In 1999, he was selected to the Nebraska All-Century Football Team via fan poll and to the All-Century Nebraska football team by Gannett News Service. In 2002, he was named to the Athlon Sports Nebraska All-Time Team. He is one of only 16 Cornhuskers to have his jersey retired by the team. In 1999 Shields was selected as an offensive guard to the Walter Camp Football Foundation College Football All Century Team. The other offensive guards selected were John Hannah of Alabama, Aaron Taylor of Nebraska, Brad Budde of USC, Dean Steinkuhler of Nebraska and Jim Parker of Ohio State. Shields was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers selected to this team; the others being Johnny Rodgers, Dave Rimington, Steinkuhler, Tommie Frazier and Taylor.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”10px|0px|7px|0px” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Will-Shields-chief.jpg” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”75px|||” animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Professional career<\/span><\/h2>\n
Shields was the third-round (74th overall) pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1993 NFL Draft, after signing now Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren to be his agent. Shields played for the Chiefs from 1993 to 2006.[6] Beginning with a September 12, 1993 game against the Houston Oilers, he was in the Chiefs’ starting lineup for every game, a team record and at the time, the second longest active consecutive starting streak in the NFL behind Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers. He started 231 straight games (including playoffs) at the right guard position; an NFL record. He went to the Pro Bowl every year from 1995 to 2006, a total of 12, a Chiefs team record, and having played in all of them, he is tied with Champ Bailey and Randall McDaniel for most Pro Bowls played. He was an important part in the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line that consistently led the team to a top 5 finish in rushing offense.<\/p>\n
Shields blocked for Marcus Allen, Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson during his career. He had blocked for 1,000-yard rushers for five seasons. He blocked for 4,000-yard passers for five seasons while Elvis Grbac did it in 2000 and Trent Green in 2003, 2004, and 2005. In 14 seasons, Shields never missed a game, and he failed to start only one contest, his first regular-season outing, as a rookie in 1993. On April 15, 2007, following 14 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, he announced his retirement from football.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Life after football<\/span><\/h2>\n
Shields currently owns and operates 68 Inside Sports, a gymnasium and sports facility, in Overland Park, Kansas. Shields is married to his wife Senia (a native of Denmark); they have one daughter, Sanayika, and two sons, Shavon and Solomon. The Shields family resides in Overland Park, Kansas. Shavon played basketball for the University of Nebraska and currently plays professionally in Italy for Olimpia Milano, while Sanayika is a former basketball player for Drury University.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
___________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n
\n
ABOUT US<\/h4>\n
\n
The Greater Omaha Sports Committee, a Non-Profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1977.\u00a0 The Committee consists of more than 1300 men and women. The membership includes key executives in all areas that involve Sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
CONTACT INFO<\/h4>\n
GREATER OMAHA SPORTS COMMITTEE
\nBob Mancuso Jr \u2013 Chairman
\n7015 SPRING ST * OMAHA, NE 68106
\nPhone: (402) 346-8003
\nFax: (402) 346-5412
\nEmail: bmancuso@showofficeonline.com<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”5px|0px|0px|0px” transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 January 27, 2027 at the Hilton Omaha Hilton Downtown – 1001 Cass St\u00a01st\u00a0 recipient-Milt Tenopir 2nd recipient – Jim Ridlon 3rd Recipient – Barry Switzer 4th Recipient – Bobby Bowden 5th Recipient- Frank Solich 6th Recipient – Fisher DeBerry 7th Recipient -Bill Snyder 8th recipient -Will Shields […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-154","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":170,"href":"https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3746,"href":"https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154\/revisions\/3746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showofficeonline.com\/OTADHOME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}