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Show A full Sports Sunday, December m report and commentary on winners, Lombardi Award H usher Lineman Wins Trophy - HOUSTON (UPI) For the second time in two years a Nebraska offensive lineman has won the Lombardi Trophy, symbolic of the best lineman or linebacker in collegiate football. Unlike Nebraska center Dave Rimington, who won the prize , 4 3liSliiiiliil last year, guard Dean Stein- kuhler had to overcome a deep personal tragedy to obtain the honor Thursday night that follows the Cornhuskers 12-- 0 regular season and No. 1 ranking. Steinkuhler' s brother Kenny committed suicide early this season and in many ways he dedicated his play this season to him, the iineman said after receiving the award. Given permission by Cornhus-ke- r coaches to miss the team's second game because of the tragedy, Steinkuhler thought guard Dean Steinkuhler poses with former Rams great Merlin Olsen at award ceremonies. offensive Nebraska about it and decided to play. "It's what Kenny would have wanted me to do," he said. "He was behind me all the way and would not have wanted me to miss the game. He knew how much I loved football." And the 270 senior from tiny Burr; Neb., did well enough to impress a panel of 154 coaches and media to gather the - votes that would name him the best in the country. "I feel very honored to even be considered for the Lombardi award. This is definitely the tops for me. Iieel very proud." He outpolled finalists Doug Dawson of Texas, Reggie White of Tennessee and Bill Fralic of Pittsburgh, a junior offensive tackle who was eighth in the Heisman Trophy balloting this year. The award to Steinkuhler follows by less than a week the awarding of the Heisman Trophy r. to Nebraska tailback Mike 13 Cross Coach Rick Carter and The (UPI) University of Minnesota's main candidate to fill the football coaching job says he is not interested. University of Minnesota athletic director Paul Giel wanted to hire Minnesota Vikings assistant Les Steckel to coach the Golden Gophers. But Steckel withdrew as a candidate Thursday night. A search committee had picked Steckel and recommended three others. The panel recommended BYU Coach LaVell Edwards, Holy MLNNEAPOLIS Page W LaVell Maintains: lt.fl losers and coming events - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 11, 1983 Maryland Coach Bobby Ross. reportedly turned Edwards down an offer of $200,000 a year to coach at Rice. Carter has two years left on his contract. Ross, who has coached Maryland to consecutive 3 records, has a 8-- four-ye- contract. ar Edwards told University President C. Peter Magrath he was not in a position to move. Some Gopher boosters are still working hard to get Edwards to change his mind. Beneficial Life Beneficial Life introduces their new Vanishing Premium Universal Life policy, paying high current interest rates on cash value accumulation. 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