What is nebraska athletic director history?

Nebraska Athletics has a rich history of athletic directors who have played an important role in building the athletic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Here are some key highlights:

• The first athletic director at Nebraska was Bill Finley, who served from 1892-1894. He was a former football standout at Harvard and helped establish Nebraska as a football powerhouse in its early years.

• One of Nebraska's most notable athletic directors was Bob Devaney, who served from 1967-1993. He oversaw the transformation of Nebraska football into a national championship program, winning two national titles during his tenure.

• During Devaney's time as AD, he hired Tom Osborne as head football coach. Osborne later succeeded Devaney as athletic director from 1993-2007. Osborne continued Devaney's winning tradition, leading Nebraska to three more national championships and overseeing the opening of the Bob Devaney Sports Center and the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex.

• Other notable Nebraska athletic directors include Tippy Dye (1955-1962), who oversaw a period of success in basketball and baseball, and Shawn Eichorst (2012-2017), who oversaw the transition from the Big 12 to the Big Ten conference.

• The current athletic director at Nebraska is Bill Moos, who took over in 2017. Moos has a background in football, having previously served as the AD at Washington State and Oregon. Under Moos, Nebraska has continued to invest in the Husker athletics program, including the construction of the new $155 million football facility, the Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab.