Yahoo Sports reports: George Darlington, the longest-serving assistant coach in Nebraska football history and a member of three national championship teams under Tom Osborne, died Sunday at the age of 87. The Nebraska athletic department announced Darlington's death but did not provide a cause. Despite declining health in recent years, Darlington regularly attended practices and was a fixture in the Nebraska press box on game days.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 14, 2026 8:51 PM
George Darlington, longest-serving Nebraska football assistant under Osborne and Solich, dies at 87
George Darlington, the longest-serving assistant coach in Nebraska football history and a member of three national championship teams under Tom Osborne, died Sunday at the age of 87. The Nebraska athletic department announced Darlington's death but did not provide a cause. Despite declining health in recent years, Darlington regularly attended practices and was a fixture in the Nebraska press box on game days.
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