Corky Nelson
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| Corky Nelson | ||
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| Place of birth |  San Antonio, TX |
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| Overall | 48-52-1 | |
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| 1961-1963 | Texas State | |
| Position | C / LB | |
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| 1967-1969 1970 1971-1973 1974-1981 1982-1990 1991-1996 1997-1998 1999-2003 |
Harlandale HS North Texas (DL/LB coach) John Tyler HS Baylor (DC) North Texas Segiun HS Klein Forest HS (Assist.) Mary Hardin-Baylor (Assist.) |
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Corky Nelson is a former American football coach. He is known for his coaching stint at the University of North Texas, but was more successful on the high school level.
Nelson was an all-conference linebacker and center at Texas State University–San Marcos, where he was captain of the 1963 team that went undefeated. He began coaching at the high school level soon after his graduation, first at Alamo Heights High School as an assistant, then at Harlandale High School as head coach. He briefly got into the collegiate ranks as defensive line and linebacker coach at the University of North Texas, but left after one season.
In 1971 Nelson became head coach at football tradition-rich John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas. In 1973 he guided a Lions team that featured Earl Campbell to a perfect 15-0 season as well as the state championship in the largest classification. Nelson then became defensive coordinator under coach Grant Teaff at Baylor University. In 1982, he was named head coach at North Texas, succeeding Bob Tyler.
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