Word: nelsons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...here today, but he'll be back tomorrow for the meeting. His absence is explained by Davey Nelson's departure from the coaching staff, and as Mrs. Valpey put it last night, "He's got his fingers crossed and he's hoping." With luck, Art thinks he can come back to Cambridge with a new backfield coach...
Valpey, terming the loss of Nelson "a terrific blow," starts looking for a replacement today. "Davey knows the single wing inside and out," commented Art last night. "He's an all-around gentleman and has been a good ambassador for Harvard...
...Maine post won't be Nelson's first head coaching job, for he was athletic director as well as football coach at Hillsdale College in Michigan for two seasons...
...record at Hillsdale must certainly have looked good to Maine's athletic directors. "Tad" Wieman. In two seasons, Nelson's team lost just one game, while winning 14 and tying...
Wieman, commenting on the appointment said, "Our search for the best man available has been nationwide. In Dave Nelson I think we have found exactly the man we want. He fits our situation ideally and comes to us with highest recommendations from some of the country's foremost football...