Don Nehlen
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 1, 1936 Mansfield, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1957 | Bowling Green |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 1967 | Bowling Green (assistant) |
| 1968–1976 | Bowling Green |
| 1977–1979 | Michigan (QB) |
| 1980–2000 | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 202–128–8 |
| Bowls | 4–9 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big East (1993) | |
| Awards | |
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Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1988) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1988) AFCA Coach of the Year (1988) Big East Coach of Year (1993) Kodak Coach of the Year (1993) Woody Hayes Trophy (1993) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2005 (profile) |
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Don Nehlen (born January 1, 1936) is a former American football player and coach. He was head football coach at Bowling Green State University (1968–1976) and at West Virginia University (1980–2000). 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 (1955–1957) 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. In 2006, Nehlen published a book called Don Nehlen's Tales from the West Virginia Sideline, an autobiographical account recalling his 21-year tenure as the head football coach at West Virginia.
Nehlen served as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Michigan under Bo Schembechler from 1977 to 1979 before taking the head coaching job at West Virginia. Nehlen became West Virginia's 29th head football coach on December 7, 1979, replacing Frank Cignetti, who had posted four straight losing seasons.
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