Dave Rimington David Brian Rimington ( born May 22 , 1960 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League ( NFL ) for seven seasons during the 1980s . Rimington played college football for the University of Nebraska , where he was two - time consensus All - American and received several awards recognizing him as the best college lineman in the country . He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL . Rimington is the namesake of the Rimington Trophy , which is awarded annually to the nation ' s top collegiate center . College career . Rimington attended the University of Nebraska where he was a consensus First - Team All - America in 1981 and 1982 . In 1981 , he was named the UPI Big Eight Player - of - the - Year and the AP Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year , the only time in Big Eight Conference history that a lineman was so honored . In 1982 , he was the Big Eight ( all sports ) Athlete of the Year , the UPI National Lineman of the year , and an NCAA Top Five winner . Rimington won the Outland Trophy , given to the nation ' s top interior offensive or defensive lineman , in 1981 and 1982 , and is its only two - time winner . He also won the Lombardi Award in 1982 and placed fifth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy that same year . He and Orlando Pace are the only three - time winners in the Outland / Lombardi category . He is one of eight Nebraska Cornhusker players to win the Outland Trophy and one of five Nebraska winners of the Lombardi Award . Nebraska players have won nine Outland Trophies overall , by far the most in the nation . Oklahoma has the second most with four . Rimington , along with fellow Cornhuskers Rich Glover , Dean Steinkuhler and Ndamukong Suh , won both the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Awards . Only thirteen players in NCAA history have won both of these prestigious awards . Rimington ' s # 50 jersey was retired by the team in 1982 , one of only sixteen Cornhuskers ever so honored . In 1994 he was named to the FWAA 1969 - 1994 All - America Team , one of just twenty - five athletes and one of three Cornhuskers named to that team , along with Steinkuhler and Johnny Rodgers . In 1997 , he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . In 1999 he was selected to the Nebraska All - Century Football Team via fan poll and named to the All - Century Nebraska football team by Gannett News Service . In 2002 , he was named to the Athlon Sports Nebraska All - Time Team . In 2008 , he was named to the Orange Bowl ' s 75th Anniversary All - Time Team . Rimington was a first - team academic All - American in 1981 and 1982 . In 2004 , Rimington was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All - America Hall of Fame . Other Class of 2004 inductees were : Terry Hoage , Georgia ' 84 , Rolf Benirschke , UC Davis ' 77 * , Dylann Duncan Ceriani , Brigham Young ' 88 and Gill Beck , Appalachian State ' 78 . He is one of three Huskers to have been inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All - America Hall of Fame , the others being 2008 inductee Karen Jennings ' 93 and 2009 inductee Pat Tyrance ' 90 . Collegiate all - century teams . In 1999 , Rimington was selected as the starting offensive center by " Sports Illustrated " in their " NCAA Football All - Century Team " . The second and third team centers were Alex Wojciechowicz ( Fordham , 1934 – 37 ) and Dwight Stephenson ( Alabama , 1977 – 79 ) . Rimington is one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on " SI ' s " All - Century Team 85 man roster ; the others being Rodgers , Glover , Steinkuhler , Tommie Frazier and Aaron Taylor . In 1999 , Rimington was selected as the starting offensive center to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All Century Team . The other centers selected were Jim Ritcher , ( North Carolina State 1976 - 79 ) and Mel Hein , ( Washington State University 1927 - 30 ) . Rimington is one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on the Walter Camp 83 man roster ; the others being Rodgers , Steinkuhler , Will Shields , Frazier and Taylor . Rimington is one of 54 players , one of five Cornhuskers , and the only center named to both the " Sports Illustrated " and Walter Camp All - Century teams . Professional career . Rimington 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 . Rimington Trophy . The Dave Rimington Trophy is named in his honor and since 2000 has been given annually to the nation ' s top collegiate center . Since 2003 , a Rimington Trophy has been awarded to the top center in each division of college football . Personal . Following his professional career , Rimington has served with the Boomer Esiason Foundation in their fight against cystic fibrosis . He has been with the foundation since 1993 and has been president since 1995 . Rimington is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha .