Don Nehlen
Don Nehlen (born in Mansfield, Ohio) was head football coach at Bowling Green State University and later, most notably, at West Virginia University. His lifetime record was 202-128-8. He retired in 2001 as the 17th winningest coach in college football history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005. He is a past president of the American Football Coaches Association
He quarterbacked Bowling Green to a Mid-American Conference championship then began his coaching career in 1958 at Mansfield High School. He served as head coach at Canton South and Canton McKinley high schools and then was an assistant coach at University of Cincinnati, Bowling Green, and University of Michigan.
Since retirement, he has been a spokesman for the coal industry. He has been urged to run as a Republican for several political offices, but as of 2005 he has declined to do so. He is a supporter of the FBI's childhood fingerprint identification campaign.
At West Virginia
Nehlen was West Virginia's all time leading coach in terms of victories. His career record there is 149-93-4. He coached 15 first team all-americans, 82 all-conference players, and 80 NFL players. He received Coach of the Year honors from Kodak. In 1993, he won the Big East Coach of the Year award. In 1988, he led West Virginia to an 11-0 record and to the national championship, the Fiesta Bowl, and earned AFCA Coach of the Year honors.
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References
http://www.wvu.edu/~sports/hall_fame/don_nehlen.htm
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