1. Nelson H Norgren was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.
12 Facts About Nelson Norgren
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Nelson Norgren later served as the basketball coach at the University of Chicago from 1921 to 1957.
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Nelson Norgren attended the University of Chicago, where he played football, basketball, track, and baseball, winning 12 letters.
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Nelson Norgren was named to Walter Camp's College Football All-America Teams in 1912 and 1913.
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Nelson Norgren was the head coach of football at Utah from 1914 through 1917.
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In 1914, Nelson Norgren became the athletic director and basketball coach at the University of Utah.
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In 1921, Nelson Norgren was hired by his former coach, Amos Alonzo Stagg, as the University of Chicago's assistant football coach and head basketball coach.
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Nelson Norgren coached the school's baseball team from 1922 to 1926.
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In 1942, Nelson Norgren was elected president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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Nelson Norgren was inducted into the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame and the University of Chicago Hall of Fame.
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Nelson Norgren retired in 1957 and moved to Mill Valley, California.
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Nelson Norgren died there in 1975 at age 83 after a long illness.