By STEVEN M. SIPPLE / Lincoln Journal Star
Barry Alvarez will be among those inducted into the 2010 College Football Hall of Fame Football Bowl Subdivision Class, the National Football Foundation announced Thursday.Alvarez, who lettered as a linebacker at Nebraska from 1965 to 1967, will be inducted as a coach, along with Gene Stallings.Alvarez had a record of 118-73-4 (.615) at Wisconsin from 1990 to 2005, becoming the winningest coach in school history. He also had the highest bowl winning percentage of all-time at Wisconin (8-3, .727), while coaching three Big Ten and Rose Bowl champions.
In addition to Alvarez and Stallings, 12 players will be inducted.“Barry’s had a very good career, and I want to congratulate him,” said Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne, a graduate assistant coach during Alvarez’s NU playing career.Alvarez, who grew up in Langeloth, Pa., played at Nebraska for legendary head coach Bob Devaney. Alvarez was the leading tackler for the 1967 Huskers, who led the nation in total defense and created a school-record 40 turnovers.Barry Alvarez resurrected a Wisconsin program that looked hopeless on the field and off, and he went on to become the only Big Ten coach to win consecutive Rose Bowls.