The former Husker ****** istant coach passed away in Lincoln on Sunday morning at the age of 87.
Darlington served as an ****** istant coach in Lincoln for a total 30 seasons from 1973 to 2002, the longest tenure of any football coach in Nebraska history. He was part of Dr. Tom Osborne’s staff for each of his 25 seasons as Nebraska’s head coach. Darlington was in charge of defensive ends for his first 13 seasons before ****** uming the defensive backs job in 1986. He held this role until Osborne’s retirement in 1997 and then spent his final five seasons in Lincoln in the same role under Frank Solich.
His tenure included 3 national championships, 14 conference ****** les and 21 seasons in which the team finished as a Top 10 team nationally.
The Huskers played in a bowl game in each of Darlington’s 30 seasons on staff.
A West Virginia native, Darlington played football at Rutgers where he earned a Bachelor of Science before attending Stanford where he earned two more degrees including a Master of Arts. He began his coaching career at Johnson Regional High School in New Jersey in 1962 and was at San Jose State before Tom Osborne hired him for his first season as Nebraska’s head coach in 1973.
Darlington served as an ****** istant coach in Lincoln for a total 30 seasons from 1973 to 2002, the longest tenure of any football coach in Nebraska history. He was part of Dr. Tom Osborne’s staff for each of his 25 seasons as Nebraska’s head coach. Darlington was in charge of defensive ends for his first 13 seasons before ****** uming the defensive backs job in 1986. He held this role until Osborne’s retirement in 1997 and then spent his final five seasons in Lincoln in the same role under Frank Solich.
His tenure included 3 national championships, 14 conference ****** les and 21 seasons in which the team finished as a Top 10 team nationally.
The Huskers played in a bowl game in each of Darlington’s 30 seasons on staff.
A West Virginia native, Darlington played football at Rutgers where he earned a Bachelor of Science before attending Stanford where he earned two more degrees including a Master of Arts. He began his coaching career at Johnson Regional High School in New Jersey in 1962 and was at San Jose State before Tom Osborne hired him for his first season as Nebraska’s head coach in 1973.
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