Tom Osborne
Osborne coached for 25 seasons with Nebraska, retiring in 1997 after going 255 – 49 – 3. Osborne never had a team go un-ranked or lose more than three contests. Nebraska scored a trio of National Championships under Osborne as well as a dozen Big 8 titles.
After the days of football had faded into the background, Osborne ran for U.S. Representative in Nebraska’s 3rd national district. He served three terms in that position between 2001 to 2007.
Eddie Robinson
Robinson might be a controversial choice on our list but we’ll keep him in, anyway. Robinson spent 56 years coaching at Grambling State where he would lead over 200 players to the NFL – not every coach can claim that one.
Robinson won 408 games in his career, making him the winningest coach in the game. Eddie Robinson has been recognized as one of the greatest coaches in history by college football experts.