Trev Alberts

       




Profile

Trev Alberts was a linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the early 90s, who was a consensus All-American in 1993*.  He was drafted #5 overall in the 1994 draft** by the Indianapolis Colts, but injures limited his career to three years.  Trev was born in Cedar Falls, and now works as the athletics director at UNO (University of Nebraska-Omaha).  

* Alberts also won the Jack Lambert Award for best linebacker, also won by Iowa's Josey Jewell in 2017

** 1994 NFL Draft Iowa Connections: Mike Wells (4th UofI) and Kurt Warner (Undrafted  UNI)

Personal Notes

I wonder if Trev thinks about his pro career much.  He was a dominant player in college, garnering many awards and played for a national championship with Nebraska.  But injuries derailed his pro career and he was done.  One could reasonably wallow a while wondering why his talent went to waste, but Trev didn't do that.  He pushed himself into other jobs.  He worked a studio show after it was over, and then he pushed himself even harder.  He took a AD job at a smaller school with massive financial issues and made it work, and continues to make it work for the last 10 years.  I like to think that the Iowa upbringing helps with that attitude, and I'm glad Trev found success outside of football.



Collection Notes

I have 33/77 (43%) cards in my collection.


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