Spike Nelson
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1906 Cherokee, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 1998 (aged 92) Laguna Hills, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1925–1927 | Iowa |
| Position(s) | Saint Mary's Pre-Flight |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–17–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Emerson William "Spike" NelsonNew York Sun on its 1926 College Football All-America Team.[4] He was also selected as a second-team All-American by the Associated Press and Central Press.[5][6][7]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Mississippi State Maroons (Southeastern Conference) (1938) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Mississippi State | 4–6 | 1–4 | 11th | |||||
| Mississippi State: | 4–6 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1941) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Yale | 1–7 | |||||||
| Yale: | 1–7 | ||||||||
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils (Independent) (1943)
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| 1943 | Saint Mary's Pre-Flight | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Saint Mary's Pre-Flight: | 3–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 8–17–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ State University of Iowa (1925). Catalogue. State University of Iowa. p. 583. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Carson,Coglan,Lee,Koser, & Schultz FTW, FBK". wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Person Details for Emerson W Nelson, "United States Social Security Death Index" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "All-American Is Chosen By New York Sun". Athens Messenger. November 28, 1926.
- ^ "Associated Press Picks All-American Eleven". Morning News Review. South Carolina. December 5, 1926.
- ^ Norman Brown (December 13, 1926). "Six Mid-West Stars Are On Nation's All-American Football Selection: Mythical Team of Million Grid Fans Released; 500 Newspapers Conduct Poll to Get Genuine Football Eleven". The Davenport Democrat And Leader.
- ^ "Fans Select First All-American Grid Team". Billings Gazette. December 13, 1926.
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