Tom Osborne, class of 1955, was selected for the HHS Athletic Hall of Fame in its inaugural year of 2015.
Osborne was named Nebraska High School Athlete of the Year after a stellar high school career that included state championships in basketball and baseball, all-state honors in football and basketball, and a state championship medal in track.
He played third base for the American Legion state champs in the summer after his sophomore year. need more
As a junior he was a starter as the Tigers won the 1954 Class A state basketball championship. need more As a senior he was named all-state basketball as HHS lost a close district title game to Scottsbluff, the eventual state champs.
In track he won the discus gold medal and finished second in 440-yard dash. He was a conference champion...
He would continue his excellence at Hastings College where he was named state college athlete of the year. He won the national Emil Liston Award for top basketball player and scholar.
He would play three seasons in the National football League for San Francisco and Washington and then become the greatest college football coach of all time at Nebraska winning 255 games and 3 national championships.