About Carl T. Nelson
Lived 1900 – 1978 (aged 77). Carl T. Nelson was an american football player.
Carl T. "Pill" Nelson (December 23, 1900 – January 21, 1978) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin from 1950 to 1961 and Milton College in Milton, Wisconsin from 1962 to 1964, compiling a career college football coaching record of 70–46–1. Nelson also the athletic director at Milton from 1965 until his retirement in 1967. He also coached track and golf at the school.
Nelson was born on December 23, 1900, in Butte, Montana, to Charles and Sophia Abrahamson Nelson. He attended Butte High School before going to Beloit College, where he played football.
Nelson on January 21, 1978, at Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit.
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Who was Carl T. Nelson?
American football player and coach (1900–1978)
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Carl T. Nelson was born on 23 December 1900 in Butte.
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Carl T. Nelson died on 21 January 1978 in Beloit, Wisconsin.
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Carl T. Nelson was an american football player.
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