Don Nehlen
American football head coach
1936 –
Who is Don Nehlen?
Don Nehlen is a former American football player and coach. He was head football coach at Bowling Green State University and at West Virginia University. Nehlen retired from coaching college football in 2001 with a career record of 202–128–8 and as the 17th winningest coach in college football history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005 and has served as a president of the American Football Coaches Association.
Nehlen played quarterback at Bowling Green and led the team to a Mid-American Conference championship in 1956. He began his coaching career in 1958 at Mansfield Senior High School and then served as head coach at Canton South High School and Canton McKinley High School. Nehlen was later an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati, Bowling Green, and the University of Michigan.
Since his retirement from coaching, Nehlen has been a spokesman for the coal industry. Nehlen received the 2002 Distinguished West Virginian Award from the West Virginia Broadcasters Association.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1936
Mansfield - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bowling Green State University
- Kent State University
- Lived in
- Mansfield
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on July 23, 2013
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