Dave Rimington

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Dave Rimington
Date of birth	May 22, 1960
Place of birth	Omaha, NE
Position(s)	Center
College	Nebraska
NFL Draft	1983 / Round 1/ Pick 25
Awards	1982 Outland Trophy 1981 Outland Trophy
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1983-1987 1988-1989	Cincinnati Bengals Philadelphia Eagles
College Hall-of-Fame

Dave Brian Rimington (born May 22, 1960) 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. In addition, he won the Lombardi Award in 1982, and placed fifth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy that same year. He made First-Team All-America in 1981 and 1982. Rimington was also a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He is one of only eleven Cornhuskers to have his number retired by the team. 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. The Rimington Trophy is named after him and since 2000 has been given annually to the nation's top collegiate center.

Preceded by: Mark May	Outland Trophy Winners 1981-1982	Succeeded by: Dean Steinkuhler
Preceded by: Par J. Arvidsson Rowdy Gaines Oliver Luck Kenneth W. Sims Lynette Woodard	NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1983 Bruce Baumgartner John Elway Richard J. Giusto Charles F. Kiraly David R. Rimington	Succeeded by: John E. Frank Beth Heiden Terrell L. Hoage Stefan G. Humphries Steve Young