Born: Dec. 13, 1967.


December 16, 2007 at 2:00a.m.

Born: Dec. 13, 1967.

Hometown: Youngstown.

High School: Mooney, 1986.

Alma mater: The Ohio State University, 1990 (business marketing); Ohio University, 1992 (master’s in sports administration).

Playing career: Four-time varsity letterman, playing one season for Earle Bruce and three for John Cooper; a three-time selection to the Academic All-Big Ten team, he was a senior co-captain and received the “Bo Rein Award,” given annually to the Buckeyes’ most inspirational player.

Married: Mary Pat.

Children: Patrick, Kate and Caralynn.

Coaching career: Graduate assistant, Iowa, 1991; quarterbacks, Mooney, 1993; defensive backs, San Francisco 49ers, 1994-96; linebackers, New England Patriots, 1997-99; linebackers, Green Bay Packers, 2000-02; defensive coordinator and interim head coach, Nebraska, 2003; co-defensive coordinator, Oklahoma, 2004; defensive coordinator, LSU, 2005-07; head coach, Nebraska, Dec. 2, 2007.

Accolades: He earned a Super Bowl ring with the 49ers (1994); the five college teams Pelini has been a part of have compiled an impressive 55-10 record, winning at least 10 games every season; his defenses have posted eight shutouts and held the opposition to seven points or less in 26 of 65 games.

Coaching family: Earlier this decade, brother Carl was head coach at Fitch.

Other views: “Bo hated to lose, which was a constant motivation for him. He excelled in everything that he attempted, be it football, basketball or baseball; something that seems to be inbred if you are a Cardinal.” — Marty Tinkler, former Mooney teammate now head football coach at Stow-Munroe Falls High.

“No matter what sport he played, he became a student of the game. He was sometimes tough to coach, in a good way, because he questioned the reason why. He always wanted to know the reason behind what we were doing. He was the first boys basketball player to score over 1,000 points in a career and still ranks No. 1 for most assists in a season — 149, set during his senior season.” — Roy Nard, former Mooney basketball coach.