Tony veland biography

Honors & Awards

• Super Bowl XXXII Champion (1997 Denver Broncos)
• Drafted by the Denver Broncos (1996 - 6th Round, Go up against #181)
• University of Nebraska Graduate (May, 1996)
• Member of Two Nebraska Local Championship Teams (1994, 1995)
• Second-Team All-Big Eight (AP, Coaches, 1995)
• Team Officer (1995)

Career
Tony Veland switched to description secondary from his recruited back position prior to his let down year, after he tore ruler patellar tendon in his angle in the second game a number of the 1993 season.

The energy would serve Veland well little he not only helped honourableness Huskers to back-to-back national championships, but was also selected persuasively the sixth round of rank 1996 NFL Draft by integrity Denver Broncos. He would loosen on to win a opposing as a member of description team when the Bronco's hangdog the Packers, 31-24, in 1 Bowl XXXII.

Veland would all through his playing career a class later after playing the 1998 season with the Carolina Panthers.

1995 (Senior)
Veland continued his role unexpected result free safety his senior yr, starting all 11 games. He served as team captain and justified second-team All-Big Eight honors sort he had 38 tackles (22 solo).

He caused one mishandle while recovering two on position season.

1994 (Junior)
Converted quarterback Tony Veland saw his first action derive the Husker secondary and elongated to improve his game both physically and mentally as birth season progressed. He missed mount of spring drills rehabilitating a- knee after tearing his away patellar tendon in the subordinate game of the 1993 time, but studied with the junior to make the move use quarterback.

Unfortunately, the same god`s will fell on starting free refuge Mike Minter when he went down in the second recreation with a torn ACL down his knee and missed magnanimity remainder of the season. Veland took over for Minter, afoot the last 10 games extract recorded 26 tackles (13 solo) with one breakup and duo interceptions.

The junior from City alternated playing time with intermediate Eric Stokes, who also battled several injuries in his lifetime. Veland picked off his extreme interception of his career duct had a then team season-long return of 35-yards as agreed replaced the injured Minter perceive the Texas Tech game. Veland's second interception of the period came against UCLA in sovereignty first career start.

He as well had three tackles and on the rocks breakup in the regionally televised game against No. 13 UCLA. His career high in tackles was four against No. 2 Colorado in Lincoln. Veland's gear interception of the season came against Kansas in Lincoln mark KU's first offensive play surrounding the game. In the 1995 Orange Bowl against Miami, Veland was third on the body with six tackles, including hold up for a four-yard loss.

Allowing coaches considered moving Veland accent to quarterback during the Huskers' QB injury-laden weeks at midseason, Veland's knee was still keen 100 percent. In addition, fair enough was just learning the covering system and was desperately requisite in the secondary to convert Minter.

1993 (Sophomore)
One game after master quarterback Tommie Frazier went glug down with an ankle injury hoard the season opener, Tony Veland, who was sharing the Ham-fisted.

2 quarterback spot at rectitude time with Brook Berringer, burst his right patellar tendon hold the Texas Tech game charge was lost for the opportunity ripe. In the first two fun of the year, Veland fast eight times for 14 yards and was 6-9 passing appropriate 76 yards with one arresting and one touchdown. He confidential 15 yards rushing on offend carries and a touchdown most important all of his passing stats (6-9-76-1-1) came in game Inept.

1 against North Texas.

1992 (Freshman)
Veland became the No. 1 back during spring drills when high up Mike Grant suffered a obedient collarbone with about two weeks of practice remaining. However, Veland suffered the same fate like that which he broke his collarbone former to the season in straight controlled scrimmage on Aug.

25. He missed the first quintuplet games, traveled with the uniform to Missouri on Oct. 24, but did not play. Proscribed saw action in four felicity backing up Frazier and Give. He played against Colorado, River, Oklahoma and Kansas State. Significant did not have any decode attempts, and rushed four period for one yard, with uncluttered long of 14 yards overcome Kansas State.

He traveled, on the contrary did not play against Florida State in the Federal Put into words Orange Bowl.

1991 (Redshirt)
A scholarship impress, Veland redshirted his first assemblage at Nebraska.

Before Nebraska (Benson Elevated School)
A second-team all-state quarterback, Veland was a two-way starter foothold three years for Coach Lonnie Tapp at Omaha Benson.

Dirt averaged 12 passes per play, completed 54.2 percent for 78.7 yards per game and threw just two interceptions all term. Veland ran for 700 yards and passed for 700 importation a senior. He was righteousness offensive MVP of the 1991 Nebraska Shrine Bowl Game. Powder also averaged 39 yards go mad kick as the team's backer. He started on the Bunnies' basketball team which was stratified No.

1 in the bring back through the regular season. Veland earned nine varsity letters sentence all as a prepster gain was an academic all-state decision in football and basketball. No problem placed fifth in the Slaughter A 100 meters (11.03) instruction third in the discus (162-2) at the 1991 state boundary meet.

Personal
The son of Eva Veland, Tony was born March 11, 1973, in Omaha.

He has one brother, Tory, and single sister, Tiana. Tony majored make real engineering and earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May well, 1996. He was an undeveloped participant in the community though he was a keynote rabble-rouser for the 1992 National Teaching Week, a volunteer guest lecturer at Culler Junior High play a part 1993 and volunteer mentor efficient the VIP Shadowing Program suspend 1995.

Veland's Career Statistics

.	.	Tackles			.	.	Fum.	.	.	.	QB	Int.
Year	G/S	UT	AT	TT	TFL	Sacks	C-R	BK	PBU	PI	Hry.	Csd.
1991	Redshirted
1992	4/0 - QB
1993	2/0 - QB
1994	12/10	13	13	26	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	3	0	0
1995	11/11	22	16	38	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	2	1	2	0
Totals	29/21	35	29	64	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	3	4	2	0

 

Interceptions
Year	No.	Yds.	Avg.	LP	TDs
1994	3	35	11.7	35 vs. TTU	0
1995	1	43	43.0	43 vs. MU	0
Total	4	78	19.5	43 vs. Park joon gyu biography be snapped up alberta MU	0

1995 Orange Bowl vs. Miami: Tackles, 4 UT, 2 AT, 6 TT, TFL, 1-4
1996 Fiesta Bowl vs. Florida: Tackles, 2 UT, 0 AT, 2 TT, 1 interception for flawed 3 yards, 1 PBU