Dave Rimington

Date of birth:	(1960-05-22) May 22, 1960 (age 52)
Place of birth:	Omaha, Nebraska
Career information
Position(s):	Center
College:	Nebraska
NFL Draft:	1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Organizations
As player:
1983–1987 1988–1989	Cincinnati Bengals Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Awards:	1981 Outland Trophy 1982 Outland Trophy 1982 Lombardi Award 1982 UPI Lineman of the Year 1983 NCAA Top Five Award
Playing stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

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[link]

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[link]

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[link]

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[link]

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[link]

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.

External links[link]

• Husker Bio
• Dave Rimington's Official Lost Lettermen Blog
• Nebraska football 1981 Honors
• Nebraska football 1982 Honors
• Nebraska football All-Century Team
• Athlon Sports Nebraska's All-Time Team
• Gannett News Service selects Nebraska's All-Time Team
• Orange Bowl Committee Unveils 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
• SI's NCAA Football All-Century Team
• Walter Camp Football Foundation All Century Team
• Boomer Esiason Foundation
• Rimington Trophy
• Boomer Esiason Foundation Rimington bio

Coordinates: 53°54′29″N 2°17′42″W / 53.908°N 2.295°W / 53.908; -2.295

Rimington
Rimington  Rimington shown within Lancashire
Population	382  (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SD806458
Civil parish	Rimington
District	Ribble Valley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CLITHEROE
Postcode district	BB7
Dialling code	01200
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Ribble Valley
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Rimington is a rural village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is east of Clitheroe and south of the A59 road. The village consists of the hamlets of Howgill, Martin Top, Newby and Stopper Lane, and was formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[2] The parish council is called Rimington and Middop, and is shared with Middop, a small rural parish east of Rimington with a population of 43 as of the 2001 census, (2001 Census)^[3]

The village was listed in the Domesday Book as "Renistone". Lead mining was an important industry in the village until the 19th century, and at one time there was a silver mine in the Stopper Lane area.^[4]

Francis Duckworth (1862–1941) was born in the village, and composed several hymn tunes including one named after the village.^[5] There is a plaque to his mem­o­ry was placed above the door­way to the former Meth­od­ist Chapel in Stop­per Lane.

Rimington railway station opened in 1872 and closed in 1959, and was on the Ribble Valley Line.

References[link]

See also[link]

• Francis Duckworth at hymntime.com compposed of the hymn tune "Rimmington".

External links[link]

Media related to Rimington at Wikimedia Commons

• Rimington Village (www.gisburn.org.uk)

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Mike Pouncey

Mike Pouncey with the Dolphins, August 2011
No. 51     Miami Dolphins
Center
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-07-24) July 24, 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth: Ardmore, Oklahoma
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
College: Florida
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15
Debuted in 2011 for the Miami Dolphins
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2011–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
SEC Championship (2008) BCS National Championship (2009) First-team All-SEC (2009) First-team All-American (2009)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
Games played 16 Games started 16 Fumbles recovered 1 Stats at NFL.com

James Michael Pouncey (born July 24, 1989) is an American football center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, was a member of a BCS National Championship team, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Early years[link]

Pouncey was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He attended Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida, where he was a standout lineman for the Lakeland Dreadnaughts high school football team.^[1] As a senior in 2006, he helped lead Lakeland High to its third consecutive Florida Class 5A state championship and second straight USA Today national championship.^[1]

College career[link]

Pouncey accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida,^[1] where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2007 to 2010.^[2] As a freshman in 2007, he started the season as an offensive lineman but had to move to the defensive line as replacement when several defensive starters were injured.^[1] Pouncey started four of thirteen games as a freshman, recording eight tackles and an interception.^[1] As a sophomore in 2008, he moved back to the offensive line and started all fourteen of the Gators' games at right guard,^[1] including the Gators' 24–14 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. After his junior season in 2009, Pouncey was named an Associated Press honorable mention All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and a Pro Football Weekly first-team All-American.^[1] As a senior team captain in 2010, he moved from guard to center for the Gators,^[1] replacing his twin brother Maurkice Pouncey at center,^[3] after Maurkice entered the 2010 NFL Draft following his junior year.^[4]

Professional career[link]

Pouncey (right) works with fellow Dolphins center Joe Berger before a game in 2011.

Pouncey graded out as the top center and guard prospects in the 2011 NFL Draft.^[5] He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round with the 15th pick overall,^[6] and started all sixteen regular season games of his rookie season.^[7]

Personal[link]

Pouncey's identical twin brother Maurkice Pouncey was selected 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2010 NFL Draft.^[8] He is one minute older than Maurkice.^[9] Pouncey has a daughter, Janiyah, who was born in 2008.^[9]

See also[link]

	American football portal
	Biography portal
	College football portal

• 2008 Florida Gators football team
• 2009 College Football All-America Team
• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators football players
• List of Miami Dolphins players
• List of University of Florida alumni

References[link]

External links[link]

• Mike Pouncey – Florida Gators player profile
• Mike Pouncey – Miami Dolphins player profile

LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey (born July 24, 1989) is an American football center for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, was a member of a BCS National Championship team, and was recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, and is a two-time Pro Bowl selection.

Early years[link]

Pouncey was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma.^[1] He attended Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida, where he was a standout lineman for the Lakeland Dreadnaughts high school football team.^[2] As a senior in 2006, he helped lead Lakeland High to its third consecutive Florida Class 5A state championship and second straight USA Today national championship.^[2]

College career[link]

Pouncey received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida,^[2] where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2007 to 2009.^[3] As a freshman in 2007, Pouncey started 11 of 13 games for the Gators at right guard.^[2] As a sophomore in 2008, he started all 14 of the Gators' games at center, including the BCS National Championship Game against Oklahoma, and he was an honorable mention All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.^[2] As a junior in 2009, he was a first-team All-SEC selection and a consensus All-American, receiving first-team honors from the Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and second-team honors from the Associated Press.^[3][4] He was awarded the Rimington Trophy after his junior season in 2009, and thereafter, he decided to forgo his senior year of eligibility and enter the 2010 NFL Draft.^[5]

Professional career[link]

2010 NFL Draft[link]

Pouncey entered the 2010 NFL Draft as the consensus No. 1 center available, ahead of Matt Tennant, J. D. Walton, and Eric Olsen.^[6] The Pittsburgh Steelers chose Pouncey in the first round (18th pick overall). He was the highest selected center since Damien Woody in 1997, and the highest selected Gators offensive lineman since Kenyatta Walker in 2001.

Pittsburgh Steelers[link]

His rookie year, he started in all 16 games played at the center position, and was selected to the Pro Bowl. Additionally, in accordance with his exceptional play as a center during his rookie year, he received 2 votes (out of 50) for the National Football League Rookie of the Year Award.^[8]

Personal[link]

Pouncey's identical twin brother Mike Pouncey was selected 15th overall by the Miami Dolphins in the 2011 NFL Draft. He is one minute younger than Mike.^[9]

See also[link]

	American football portal
	Biography portal
	College football portal

• 2008 Florida Gators football team
• 2009 College Football All-America Team
• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators football players
• List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks
• List of Pittsburgh Steelers players

References[link]

External links[link]

• Maurkice Pouncey – Florida Gators player profile
• Maurkice Pouncey – NFL combine draft prospect profile
• Maurkice Pouncey – Pittsburgh Steelers player profile