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
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