Hall of Fame Huskers
Twenty-nine Husker players and coaches have been elected to the College Football and/or Pro Football Hall of Fame. In addition, the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame includes more than 330 Husker players and coaches. Click on column headers to sort.
| Years | Inducted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Pos. | at NU | CFB | PFB |
| Trev Alberts | OLB | 1990-1993 | 2015 | |
| Forrest Behm | T | 1938-1940 | 1988 | |
| Bob Brown | G | 1961-1963 | 1993 | 2004 |
| Guy Chamberlin | HB/E | 1914-1915 | 1962 | 1965 |
| Eric Crouch | QB | 1998-2001 | 2020 | |
| Sam Francis | FB | 1934-1936 | 1977 | |
| Tommie Frazier | QB | 1992-1995 | 2013 | |
| Rich Glover | MG | 1970-1972 | 1995 | |
| W. Roy “Link” Lyman | T | 1918-1921 | 1964 | |
| Wayne Meylan | MG | 1965-1967 | 1991 | |
| Bobby Reynolds | HB | 1950-1952 | 1984 | |
| Dave Rimington | C | 1979-1982 | 1997 | |
| Johnny Rodgers | WB | 1970-1972 | 2000 | |
| Mike Rozier | RB | 1981-1983 | 2006 | |
| George Sauer | FB | 1931-1933 | 1954 | |
| Will Shields | G | 1989-1992 | 2011 | 2015 |
| Clarence Swanson | E | 1918-1921 | 1973 | |
| Aaron Taylor | G/C | 1994-1997 | 2018 | |
| Mick Tingelhoff | C | 1959-1961 | 2015 | |
| Ed Weir | T | 1923-1925 | 1951 | |
| Zach Wiegert | OT | 1991-1994 | 2022 | |
| Grant Wistrom | DE | 1994-1997 | 2009 | |
| Career | Years | Inducted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaches | span* | at NU* | CFB | PFB |
| Dana X. Bible | 1913-1946 | 1929-1936 | 1951 | |
| Bob Devaney | 1957-1972 | 1962-1972 | 1981 | |
| Lawrence “Biff” Jones | 1926-1941 | 1937-1941 | 1954 | |
| Tom Osborne | 1973-1997 | 1973-1997 | 1999 | |
| E.N. Robinson | 1896-1925 | 1896-1897 | 1955 | |
| Frank Solich | 1998-2020 | 1998-2003 | 2024 | |
| Fielding Yost | 1897-1926 | 1898 | 1951 | |
| *Prior years as assistant coach, if any, not included | ||||
NOTES
• Chamberlin played at Nebraska Wesleyan in 1911 and 1912.
• Lyman did not play in 1920.
• Bible also coached at Mississippi College, LSU, Texas A&M and Texas.
• Devaney also coached at Wyoming.
• Jones also coached at Army, LSU and Oklahoma.
• Robinson also coached at Brown and Maine.
• Yost also coached at Ohio Wesleyan, Kansas, Stanford and Michigan.
• Solich also coached at Ohio.
• Francis Schmidt, an NU player in 1905 and ’06, is in the CFB Hall, but as a coach at several schools.
• Pete Elliott, NU’s head coach in 1956, is in the CFB Hall, but as a Michigan player.
• Barry Alvarez, an NU player from 1965 to ’67, is in the CFB Hall, but as a Wisconsin coach.
• Chamberlin played at Nebraska Wesleyan in 1911 and 1912.
• Lyman did not play in 1920.
• Bible also coached at Mississippi College, LSU, Texas A&M and Texas.
• Devaney also coached at Wyoming.
• Jones also coached at Army, LSU and Oklahoma.
• Robinson also coached at Brown and Maine.
• Yost also coached at Ohio Wesleyan, Kansas, Stanford and Michigan.
• Solich also coached at Ohio.
• Francis Schmidt, an NU player in 1905 and ’06, is in the CFB Hall, but as a coach at several schools.
• Pete Elliott, NU’s head coach in 1956, is in the CFB Hall, but as a Michigan player.
• Barry Alvarez, an NU player from 1965 to ’67, is in the CFB Hall, but as a Wisconsin coach.