Edor Nelson

Edor "Red" Nelson (August 18, 1914 – August 27, 2014) was an athlete and sports coach at Augsburg College—now known as Augsburg University–in Minneapolis. He played baseball, football, and basketball at Augsburg before graduating in 1938. He returned to Augsburg as a coach, serving as head coach of the baseball team from 1946 to 1979, the football team from 1947 to 1969, the wrestling team from 1949 to 1963, and the men's ice hockey team during the 1956–57 season. He also served in the United States Army during World War II and served several months in German prisoner-of-war camps before escaping. After the war, he received a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1947.^[1][2] He was inducted into the Augsburg Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975.^[3] Augsburg's athletic field, Edor Nelson Field, is named in Nelson's honor.^[4]

Edor Nelson

Biographical details
Born	(1914-08-18)August 18, 1914 Dawson, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 27, 2014(2014-08-27) (aged 100) Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1937	Augsburg
1941–1943	Fort Riley
Basketball
c. 1937	Augsburg
Baseball
c. 1937	Augsburg
Position(s)	Forward (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946	Augsburg (assistant)
1947–1969	Augsburg
Baseball
1946–1979	Augsburg
Men's ice hockey
1956–1957	Augsburg
Wrestling
1949–1963	Augsburg
Head coaching record
Overall	55–120–9 (football)

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Augsburg Auggies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1947–1969)
1947	Augsburg	0–7	0–5	9th
1948	Augsburg	1–3–2	0–3–2	7th
1949	Augsburg	2–3–2	1–3–1	8th
1950	Augsburg	1–5–1	1–5	9th
1951	Augsburg	0–7	0–6	T–9th
1952	Augsburg	3–5	2–4	7th
1953	Augsburg	2–6	1–5	8th
1954	Augsburg	1–7	0–6	T–8th
1955	Augsburg	4–4	3–3	T–5th
1956	Augsburg	2–5–1	2–4–1	T–6th
1957	Augsburg	4–4	3–4	5th
1958	Augsburg	0–8	0–7	8th
1959	Augsburg	3–5	2–5	6th
1960	Augsburg	5–3	4–3	4th
1961	Augsburg	4–4	3–4	T–5th
1962	Augsburg	3–5	2–5	T–6th
1963	Augsburg	4–3–1	4–3	3rd
1964	Augsburg	6–3	5–2	2nd
1965	Augsburg	3–5–1	2–4–1	6th
1966	Augsburg	4–4–1	3–4	6th
1967	Augsburg	1–8	0–7	8th
1968	Augsburg	1–8	0–7	8th
1969	Augsburg	1–8	0–7	8th
Augsburg:		55–120–9	38–106–6
Total:		55–120–9

References

1. "Edor Nelson 1914-2014: Legendary Augsburg athlete and coach dies at 100". Star Tribune. August 28, 2014. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Patrick Reusse (August 19, 2014). "'He was going to make 100': Edor Nelson indeed lasted a century, and on his birthday Augsburg honored a living legend". Star Tribune. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Edor Nelson". Augsburg University Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
4. "Edor Nelson Field". Augsburg University Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2023.