Jerry Nissen

Jerry Nissen
	c. 1915
Biographical details
Born	December 7, 1884; Denmark
Died	April 18, 1954 (aged 69); Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Education	Washington State
Playing career
Football
1904–1907	Washington State
Position	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908–1909	Idaho (assistant)
1913	Washington State (assistant)
1914	Montana (assistant)
1915–1917	Montana
Basketball
1914–1918	Montana
Head coaching record
Overall	7–7–3 (football); 21–16 (basketball)

Jerry Nissen (December 7, 1884 – April 18, 1954) was a college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Montana from 1915 to 1917, compiling a record of 7–7–3.^[1]^[2] Nissen was also the head basketball coach at Montana from 1914 to 1918, tallying a mark of 21–16.^[3] Nissen played college football at Washington State University. He was an assistant football coach at the University of Idaho from 1908 to 1909 and at his alma mater, Washington State, in 1913.^[4]^[5]

After leaving coaching, Nissen worked as an inspector for the Washington State Department of Highways, retiring around 1951. He died at the age of 69, on April 18, 1954, in Seattle, Washington, following a long illness.^[6] Buried in Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1915–1917)
1915	Montana	2–2–2
1916	Montana	4–1–1
1917	Montana	1–4
Montana:		7–7–3
Total:		7–7–3

References

↑ "Jerry Nissen". Sports-Reference CFB. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
↑ "Grizzlies Have Good Trip East". Montana Kaimin. University of Montana. October 8, 1915. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
↑ Briggeman, Kim (March 20, 2013). "Griz, Syracuse meet again - this time on the court". Missoulian. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
↑ "The Gem". University of Idaho. 1910. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
↑ "Nissen Will Assist Bender". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 25, 1913. p. 15. Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Football Star J. N. Nissen, Dies". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 22, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] "Jerry Nissen". Sports-Reference CFB. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[2] "Grizzlies Have Good Trip East". Montana Kaimin. University of Montana. October 8, 1915. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[3] Briggeman, Kim (March 20, 2013). "Griz, Syracuse meet again - this time on the court". Missoulian. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[4] "The Gem". University of Idaho. 1910. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[5] "Nissen Will Assist Bender". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 25, 1913. p. 15. Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "Football Star J. N. Nissen, Dies". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 22, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

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