Nebraska, 1990
• 1989 Academic All-America® Second Team
• 1990 Academic All-America® First Team
Dr. Patrick Tyrance was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Hall of Fame in 2009.
More than 25 years after his graduation from the storied program, Dr. Patrick Tyrance remained one of the most academically decorated athletes in Nebraska football history. He was an CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection at linebacker in 1990 and also won the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award the same year. He graduated from Nebraska with a degree in biology (pre-med) while carrying a GPA, and was awarded an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship. He was also the winner of the NCAA Top Six Award and the Toyota Leadership Award.
Tyrance was a three-year starter for the Huskers, and was an All-Big 8 Conference selection at linebacker as a junior and senior. One of the team co-captains in his senior season, he finished his career as the 12th-leading tackler in school history. A three-time Academic All-Big 8 honoree, he helped Nebraska compile a record of 30-7 during his final three seasons. In 1988, he played for the Huskers’ Big 8 championship team that compiled an 11-2 record and went on to play in the Orange Bowl. In 1989, he made 74 tackles as he helped Nebraska post a 10-2 mark and play in the Fiesta Bowl. As a senior, he led the team with 98 tackles as the Huskers earned a 9-3 record and played in the Florida Citrus Bowl.
Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, he continued his academic career at Harvard University where he earned two post-graduate degrees. In 1997, he received his Master in Public Policy degree from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also graduated with his Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard University Medical School.
From 1999 to 2002, he was a member of the core curriculum committee at Harvard Orthopedics and organized a two-year curriculum for orthopedic residents in diagnosis and management of spine pathology. In 2001, he spent a month in Pristhina, Kosovo, where he performed nine operations, including the first total hip arthroplasty in Kosovo, along with a team of three other surgeons. He was recognized as the outstanding resident teacher by Harvard Medical School students in 2001.
After serving his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Tyrance served as one of the top orthopedic surgeons in the Omaha area until 2016. He also worked as team physician at Millard North High School for close to 10 years.
Tyrance continues his pursuit of a holistic education and in 2015, he earned his MBA from The George Washington University School of Business.
He currently works as an orthopedic surgeon in Florida and continues to pursue passions in motivational speaking and entrepreneurship.
Tyrance is the director of public policy and advocacy at the LES Society and is a partner and advisor at Park Technologies, Inc. He also serves as a consultant/advisor for business practices FruitStreet.com and AMPT Health, among others.