Nelson Nitchman

Nelson Nitchman
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born December 21, 1908(1908-12-21)
Died March 4, 1991(1991-03-04) (aged 82)
Place of death Waterford, Connecticut
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1940
1946–1958

Basketball
1933–1941
1942–1954
Union (NY)
Coast Guard


Union (NY)
Coast Guard
Head coaching record
Overall 66–58–8 (football)
130–146 (basketball)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

Nelson W. "Nels" Nitchman (December 21, 1908 – March 4, 1991) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in Schenectady, New York from 1936 to 1940 and at the United States Coast Guard Academy from 1946 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 66–58–8. Nitchman was also the head basketball coach at Union from 1933 to 1941 and at the Coast Guard Academy from 1942 to 1954, tallying a career college basketball mark of 130–146.

Coaching career

Nitchman was the head football coach for the Coast Guard Bears located in New London, Connecticut. He held that position for 13 seasons, from 1946 until 1958.[1] His coaching record at Coast Guard was 45 wins, 43 losses and 5 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #2 at Coast Guard in total wins and #5 at the school in winning percentage (.511).[2]

Death

Nitchman died on March 4, 1991 in Waterford, Connecticut.[3]

References

  1. ^ Shafer, Ian. "U.S. Coast Guard Academy (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?m=viewAllSeasons&id=1041. Retrieved January 25, 2011. 
  2. ^ DeLassus, David. "United States Coast Guard Academy Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/nefc/coast_guard/coaching_records.php. Retrieved January 25, 2011. 
  3. ^ "'Nels' Nitchman dies". The Hour. March 6, 1991. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lAYhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gHYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2670,829276. Retrieved October 17, 2011.