Harold Nash
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Harold Nash | |
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Date of birth | May 5, 1970 |
Place of birth | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Position(s) | Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Defensive back |
College | Louisiana-Lafayette |
Team(s) as a player | |
1993 1994-1995 1996-1999 1999-2003 2004 |
New York Giants Shreveport Pirates (CFL) Montreal Alouettes (CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) |
Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
2005-present | New England Patriots (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) |
Harold Nash, Jr. (born May 5, 1970 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a current American football assistant strength and conditioning coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was also a former defensive back in the Canadian Football League.
[edit] Playing career
Nash attended the then-University of Southewestern Louisiana, where he went from a walk-on defensive back in 1988 to being voted a permanent team captain by 1992. After spending training camp with the NFL's New York Giants in 1993, Nash moved to the CFL. He first joined the expansion Shreveport Pirates (1994-1995) who folded at the conclusion of the 1995 season. Nash later joined the Montreal Alouettes (1996-1999), but midway through the 1999 season, joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1999-2003) with whom he set a team record for all-time pass knockdowns. He played his final CFL season with the Edmonton Eskimos. In total, Nash recorded 367 tackles and 24 interceptions throughout his CFL career. He was also named a CFL All-Star three times.
[edit] Coaching career
After retiring from the CFL after their 2004 season, Nash joined the Patriots as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for their 2005 season.