Nield Philip Gordon was an American college basketball coach, administrator and player.
16 Facts About Nield Gordon
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Nield Gordon served as the athletic director and men's basketball head coach of the Winthrop Eagles where he was influential in the development of the sports programs at Winthrop University.
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Nield Gordon embarked on a coaching career instead of playing professional basketball and spent 30 years at the collegiate level.
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Nield Gordon was born in Brunswick, Maryland, and attended Brunswick High School where he graduated in 1947.
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Nield Gordon started his college basketball playing career at Wingate Junior College.
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Nield Gordon averaged 24.3 points per game and earned second-team All-Southern Conference honors as a senior in 1953.
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Nield Gordon was selected by the New York Knicks in the 1953 NBA draft.
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Nield Gordon served in the United States Army before starting his coaching career.
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Nield Gordon led the Indians basketball team from 1963 to 1977.
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Nield Gordon left Newberry in 1977 to join Winthrop University where he had a year to establish the men's basketball team.
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Nield Gordon served as the head coach of the Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team from 1978 to 1986.
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Nield Gordon guided to the team to 25 wins in their inaugural season.
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Nield Gordon played a significant role in the planning and construction of the Winthrop Coliseum.
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Nield Gordon founded Camp Chatuga in Mountain Rest, South Carolina, in 1956 and ran the camp for over 30 years.
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Nield Gordon was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978, Furman Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981, NAIA Hall of Fame in 1983, Wingate University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986, Winthrop University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005, and Newberry College Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Nield Gordon died on May 2,2022, at The Legacy of Anderson independent living community in Anderson, South Carolina, aged 91.