Robert Simon Devaney (April 13, 1915 – May 9, 1997) was a college football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Wyoming from 1957 to 1961 and at the University of Nebraska from 1962 to 1972, compiling a career record of 136–30–7 (.806).

One man tops the list of people responsible for the success of the University of Nebraska athletic teams - Bob Devaney. For 35 years he was the driving force behind the University of Nebraska championships, first as a Hall of Fame football coach (1962-72), then as Athletic Director (1967-93) and Athletic Director Emeritus (1993-96).

On May 9, 15 years ago Bob Devaney died. Columnist Mike Babcock takes a look at the life and career of a true legend in Nebraska athletics.

May 10, 1997 · Bob Devaney, a raconteur and humorist whose coaching made the University of Nebraska a national football power and whose leadership as athletic director modernized the athletics program,...

May 9, 1997 · Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he is regarded as one of the college football's all-time best coaches. Attending Alma College Michigan, he lettered as a football tight end and graduated a Bachelor of Science in 1939.

To understand what Robert S. Devaney did for Nebraska football, one must look at the state of the program he inherited in 1962. It was, undeniably, one of the worst in the nation. The Huskers had managed just three winning seasons since 1940 and were mired in the bottom 10 in winning percentage during that stretch (.368).

May 10, 1997 · Bob Devaney, who began a winning Nebraska football tradition in the 1960s and coached the Cornhuskers to two national championships in the 1970s, died yesterday at a retirement home in Lincoln,...

Bob Devaney. Career Record: 16 Years, 136-30-7, .806 Win% (at major schools) Bowl Record: 10 Games, 7-3, .700 Win% (at major schools) More bio, uniform, draft info

Devaney coached 11 years. He produced 11 winning seasons, 9 bowl games, 8 conference championships, 2 national championships (1970, 1971), a 32-game unbeaten streak, and a 101-20-2 record. His first team in 1962 went 9-2 and won the …

Jan 17, 1995 · Bob Devaney, Nebraska's former football coach and athletic director, is now AD emeritus. He is sitting in his memorabilia-strewn office on the Lincoln campus, amidst photographs of the great...