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Donald Eugene 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 [1]) and at West Virginia University (1980–2000).
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- Bowling Green
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- January 1, 1936 (age 87), Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
Jan 5, 2023 · Legendary coach Don Nehlen reflects on 87 years. Don Nehlen, a former head coach for Bowling Green State University and West Virginia University, gives an interview during a media session...
Nehlen, who finished 149-93-4 in 21 seasons to become WVU's winningest football coach ever, made that era a distant memory. Nehlen played quarterback at Bowling Green from 1955-57, where he led Doyt Perry's team to a 21-2-4 record and one Mid-American Conference championship.
Nov 14, 2023 · MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The word being used is "immortalize" to describe what West Virginia University is planning to do on Saturday afternoon when it recognizes former coach, Don Nehlen, as the Mountaineers take on the Cincinnati Bearcats at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Aug 23, 2020 · Michigan quarterbacks coach Don Nehlen was introduced as West Virginia's head football coach in the WVU Coliseum Lounge on Dec. 8, 1979 (WVU Athletics Communications photo). WVU’s solution to its lack of size was to play a style that didn’t require big, physical players to knock people off the football.
Considered the greatest coach in West Virginia history, Don Nehlen became the 17th coach in NCAA Division I-A history to record 200 victories, finishing his career with a 202-128-8 mark. After winning 53 games in nine seasons at Bowling Green, Nehlen made his mark in college football at West Virginia.
Don Nehlen turned out to be the right man at the right time for Mountaineer football. When the Canton, Ohio, native came to West Virginia in 1980 after three years as a Michigan assistant coach, he changed everything.
