Nelson Nitchman

Nelson Nitchman
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1908-12-21)December 21, 1908
Died	March 4, 1991(1991-03-04) (aged 82) Waterford, Connecticut
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1940	Union (NY)
1946–1958	Coast Guard
Basketball
1933–1941	Union (NY)
1942–1954	Coast Guard
Head coaching record
Overall	66–58–8 (football) 130–146 (basketball)

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 at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. He held that position for 13 seasons, from 1946 until 1958. His coaching record at Coast Guard was 45–43–5.^[1]

Nitchman died on March 4, 1991 in Waterford, Connecticut.^[2]

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