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Don Nelson        

Position(s): F

Don Nelson attended Rock Island High School and lived in Rock Island, Illinois.

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Born 5/15/1940 and is 86 years old.

  

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SEASONS

1959-1960 (L)

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1960-1961 (L)

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1961-1962 (L)

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• Former Hawkeye Don Nelson named recipient of 2025 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award [6/9/2025]
• Former Hawkeye Don Nelson Recognized Among Best NBA Coaches [2/22/2022]
• Hall of Fame coach Nelson returns to receive UI degree [5/1/2012]
• Favorite 50 Hawkeyes of the 20th Century - #36 Don Nelson [12/9/1999]

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Iowa All-Time Starting Five

Don Nelson of Iowa (1962)

Don Nelson Graduates from Iowa

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