Spike Nelson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player and coach
Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1906
Place of Birth: Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 20-Oct-1998
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Spike Nelson
- Emerson William "Spike" Nelson (April 2, 1906 – October 20, 1998) was an American football player and coach.
- He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State College, now Mississippi State University, in 1938 and at Yale University in 1941, compiling a career college football record of 5–13.
- He played college football as a tackle at the University of Iowa and was selected as a first-team tackle by the New York Sun on its 1926 College Football All-America Team.
- He was also selected as a second-team All-American by the Associated Press and Central Press.
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