Alex Nahigian (April 3, 1919^[1] – July 30, 2001^[2]) was an American college baseball and football player and coach. He was the head baseball coach at Providence (1960–1978) and Harvard (1979–1990), making a total of nine NCAA tournament appearances between the two schools. He also served as an assistant football coach at Brown and Harvard.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Nahigian was born on April 3, 1919. Nahigian came from an Armenian background but was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He attended both Medford High School in Medford, Massachusetts and St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts.^{[1][8][9][10]}

Nahigian played football and baseball at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. An injury prevented him from playing football past his sophomore season, but he played baseball for College Baseball Hall of Fame coach Jack Barry all four years, captaining the team his senior year.^{[9][11][12][13][14][15]}

After graduating in 1942, Nahigian worked as a teacher and a high school baseball and football coach in Rhode Island. He also played three season of minor league baseball from 1946 to 1948, appearing in the Class B New England League with the Pawtucket Slaters, Portland Pilots, and Providence Grays.^[1][9][15]

Below is a table of Nahigian's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.^{[3][4][16][18][19]}