Word: volin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...coach initiated a mentoring program called TeamMates, pairing 25 of his Cornhuskers with 25 children. The goal was to have these college athletes-cum-mentors stay with their charges from the kids' first year in middle school through the last day of high school. Recalls former offensive guard Steve Volin of his coach: "He always stuck by people who others thought should be tossed in the gutter." The Osbornes kicked off TeamMates in 1991 with $10,000 of their personal savings. Since then, they've contributed $400,000 more, most for college scholarships. Former running back George Achola remembers...
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