Dave Rimington

Dave Brian Rimington (born May 22, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former American football center. He attended the University of Nebraska, where he won the Outland Trophy, given to the nation's top offensive lineman, in 1981 and 1982. He is the only player to win the Outland Trophy twice. In addition, he won the Lombardi Award in 1982, and placed fifth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy that same year. He and Orlando Pace are the only three-time winners in the Outland/Lombardi category. He made First-Team All-America in 1981 and 1982. He is one of seven Nebraska players to win the Outland Trophy and one of four Nebraska winners of the Lombardi Award. He is, along with fellow Nebraska Cornhuskers Rich Glover and Dean Steinkuhler, one of only twelve players to have won both the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award. 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 sixteen Cornhuskers to have his jersey retired by the team. Rimington was also a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.

In 1999 Rimington was selected as the starting offensive center by Sports Illustrated in their "NCAA Football All-Century Team". The second and third team centers were Alex Wojciechowicz (Fordham, 1934-37) and Dwight Stephenson (Alabama, 1977-79). Rimington was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI's All-Century Team 85 man roster; the others being Johnny Rodgers, Glover, Steinkuhler, Tommie Frazier and Aaron Taylor.

In 1999 Rimington was selected to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All Century Team. Rimington was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on that team; the others being Rodgers, Steinkuhler, Will Shields, Frazier and Taylor.

He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played five seasons with the Bengals and two with the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring at the end of the 1989 NFL season.

Rimington is considered by many to be the top offensive center in the history of college football. The Rimington Trophy is named in his honor and since 2000 has been given annually to the nation's top collegiate center.