Eugene_W._Nixon

Eugene W. Nixon

Eugene W. Nixon

American football coach and administrator (1885–1969)


Eugene White Nixon (January 6, 1885 – March 5, 1969) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Pomona College in Claremont, California from 1916 to 1934, compiling a record of 70–52–7.[1] Nixon was also the athletic director at Pomona from 1924 until his retirement in 1951.

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A native of Sparta, Illinois, Nixon attended Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, where he starred in athletics. He played on Monmouth's football teams that won championships of three states in 1905 and 1906. He also lettered in basketball, played as a center fielder in baseball, and set a school record for the high jump in track. OUtside of sports, Nixon was the student body president at Monmouth and a fraternity leader.[2] Nixon coached football and track at Davenport High School in Davenport, Iowa from 1909 until resigning in 1916 to move to Pomona.[3]

In 1938, Nixon won the Republican Party nomination to represent California's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, but lost in the general election to incumbent Jerry Voorhis.[4][5] Nixon died on March 5, 1969, at Pomona Valley Hospital in Pomona, California.[6]

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References

  1. "Merritt Shifted To Sagehen Varsity Gridiron Post". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. January 18, 1935. p. 14. Retrieved December 1, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. Young, Fred H. (December 14, 1925). "Eugene Nixon Picked As The Greatest In Monmouth History". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 10. Retrieved December 1, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Educators". Monrovia News-Post. Monrovia, California. July 1, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved December 1, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Smith Named Supervisor; Bashore Wins". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. November 10, 1938. p. 12. Retrieved December 1, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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