Dean Steinkuhler Dean Elmer Steinkuhler ( born January 27 , 1961 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League ( NFL ) for eight seasons in the 1980s and 1990s . Steinkuhler played college football for the University of Nebraska , and was recognized as an All - American . He was selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the Houston Oilers of the NFL . College career . Steinkuhler attended the University of Nebraska , where he won the Outland Trophy , given to the nation ' s top offensive lineman , in 1983 . This marked the third consecutive time a Cornhusker had won the award as Dave Rimington had won back to back Outland Trophies in 1981 and 1982 . Steinkuhler also won the Lombardi Award in 1983 , marking the second consecutive year a Nebraska player had won that award as Rimington had also won the Lombardi in 1982 . Nebraska is the only team that has had consecutive winners of both of these awards . Steinkuhler is one of eight Nebraska winners of the Outland Trophy and one of five Nebraska winners of the Lombardi Award . Nebraska players have won nine Outland Trophys overall , by far the most in the nation . Oklahoma has the second most with four . He is , along with fellow Nebraska Cornhuskers Rich Glover , Dave Rimington and Ndamukong Suh , one of only thirteen players to have won both the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award . In 1999 Steinkuhler was selected to the Nebraska All - Century Football Team via fan poll and was named to the All - Century Nebraska football team by Gannett News Service . He is one of only sixteen Cornhuskers to have his jersey ( # 71 ) retired by the team . Steinkuhler is also remembered for being the player who picked up quarterback Turner Gill ' s intentional fumble in the 1984 Orange Bowl and ran it 19 yards for a touchdown in a play dubbed the " Fumblerooski " . Collegiate All - Century Teams . In 1999 Steinkuhler was selected as a third team offensive guard by Sports Illustrated in their " NCAA Football All - Century Team " . The starters were Jim Parker of Ohio State and John Hannah of Alabama , the second team consisted of Bob Suffridge of Tennessee and Bill Fischer of Notre Dame and the other third team player was Aaron Taylor of Nebraska . Steinkuhler was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on this All - Century Team 85 man roster ; the others being Glover , Johnny Rodgers , Rimington , Tommie Frazier and Taylor . In 1999 Steinkuhler was selected as an offensive guard to the Walter Camp Football Foundation College Football All Century Team . The other offensive guards selected were John Hannah of Alabama , Aaron Taylor of Nebraska , Brad Budde of USC , Will Shields of Nebraska and Jim Parker of Ohio State . Steinkuhler was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers selected to this team ; the others being Rodgers , Rimington , Shields , Frazier and Taylor . Steinkuhler is one of 54 players and one of five Cornhuskers named to both the Sports Illustrated and Walter Camp All - Century teams . Professional career . Steinkuhler was the second overall pick in the 1984 NFL Draft , taken by the Houston Oilers . He was an Oilers co - rookie of the year . He played both offensive guard and offensive tackle with the Oilers after playing solely offensive guard in college . He played eight seasons with the Oilers ( some of those alongside fellow former Husker teammate Mike Rozier ) before retiring in 1991 . Personal . Steinkuhler hailed from Burr , Nebraska , which , according to the 2000 census , has a population of just 66 people . It is thought to be the smallest town to ever produce an All - American . He played eight - man football at nearby Sterling High School . His sons Ty and Baker have both followed in his footsteps ; Ty is a graduate defensive tackle and Baker is a redshirt freshman defensive lineman at Nebraska . Baker is the third Steinkuhler to play for Nebraska . Ty and Baker both played at Lincoln Southwest High School and Syracuse - Dunbar - Avoca High School .