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American football and basketball coach (1895–1986)

Furman Nuss
Biographical details
Born	(1895-02-02)February 2, 1895 Bristoria, Greene County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 5, 1986(1986-02-05) (aged 91) Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
late 1910s	Washington & Jefferson

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924	Broaddus
1925–1928	Bethany (WV)
c. 1942–1943	Washington & Jefferson (assistant)
Basketball
1925–1930	Bethany (WV)
c. 1942–1943	Washington & Jefferson (assistant)

Head coaching record
Overall	53–29 (basketball)

Furman Leon "Fitz" Nuss (February 2, 1895 – February 5, 1986) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Alderson–Broaddus College—now known as Alderson Broaddus University—in Philippi, West Virginia for one season, in 1924, compiling a record of 3–4–2.

Nuss graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1917.

Later life

In his later life, Nuss operated a tire shop and worked in the gas drilling industry. He died on February 5, 1986, at the Hubert Lane Health Care Center in Washington, Pennsylvania, after a long illness.

References

DeLassus, David. "Broaddus College Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
"Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
Camp, W. (1924). Official Foot Ball Guide. American Sports Publishing Company. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
"Furman Nuss". Observer–Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. February 5, 1986. p. B11. Retrieved February 26, 2015 – via Google News.

External links

Furman Nuss at Find a Grave

v t e Alderson Broaddus Battlers head football coaches
Broaddus (1905–1931)	Randolph Howard (1905–1907) No team (1908) Unknown (1909) Prex Merrill (1910) Unknown (1911–1917) No team (1918) Unknown (1919–1920) Courtland Pollard (1921) Bill Latto (1922) Roman Krawchuck (1923) Furman Nuss (1924) Fred Chenoweth (1925–1927) Hunter Hardman (1928–1930) No team (1931)
Alderson (1921–1931)	Unknown (1921–1922) Stewart (1923) Unknown (1924–1929) No team (1930–1931)
Alderson Broaddus (1932–2022)	No team (1932–2011) Dennis Creehan (2012–2016) Sal Dewalt (2017–2019) Travis Everhart (2020–2022)

v t e Bethany Bison head football coaches
Halford A. Watson (1894–1898) Unknown (1899) Eugene Y. Willis (1900) No team (1901) Alexander C. Chapman (1902) Aiken (1903) Clark Schrontz (1904) Stauffer (1905) No team (1906) Worth B. Yancey (1907–1908) Harry Smith (1909) J. M. Townsend (1910) William S. Shuttleworth (1911) Harry Smith (1912) Alexander Hogarty (1913) Chester J. Roberts (1914) E. E. Tarr (1915) Fred Heyman (1916) Boyd Chambers (1917) Wilbur H. Cramblet (1918) Herman R. Beckelheimer (1919) Harry M. Buland (1920–1921) Katy Easterday (1922–1923) Ray B. McCandless (1924) Furman Nuss (1925–1928) David C. Morrow (1929) John J. Knight (1930–1944) No team (1945) Don L. Phillips (1946–1947) Glenn Johnson (1948–1950) Donald E. Fuoss (1951–1952) John J. Knight (1953–1962) Bob Goin (1963–1972) Don Ault (1973–1981) Wally Neel (1982–1989) Don Turner (1990–1992) Steve Campos (1993–2001) Chris Snyder (2002–2003) Steve Lee (2004–2005) Tim Weaver (2006–2012) Bill Garvey (2013–2021) Brandon Robinson (2022– )

Bethany Bison head football coaches

Halford A. Watson (1894–1898)
Unknown (1899)
Eugene Y. Willis (1900)
No team (1901)
Alexander C. Chapman (1902)
Aiken (1903)
Clark Schrontz (1904)
Stauffer (1905)
No team (1906)
Worth B. Yancey (1907–1908)
Harry Smith (1909)
J. M. Townsend (1910)
William S. Shuttleworth (1911)
Harry Smith (1912)
Alexander Hogarty (1913)
Chester J. Roberts (1914)
E. E. Tarr (1915)
Fred Heyman (1916)
Boyd Chambers (1917)
Wilbur H. Cramblet (1918)
Herman R. Beckelheimer (1919)
Harry M. Buland (1920–1921)
Katy Easterday (1922–1923)
Ray B. McCandless (1924)
Furman Nuss (1925–1928)
David C. Morrow (1929)
John J. Knight (1930–1944)
No team (1945)
Don L. Phillips (1946–1947)
Glenn Johnson (1948–1950)
Donald E. Fuoss (1951–1952)
John J. Knight (1953–1962)
Bob Goin (1963–1972)
Don Ault (1973–1981)
Wally Neel (1982–1989)
Don Turner (1990–1992)
Steve Campos (1993–2001)
Chris Snyder (2002–2003)
Steve Lee (2004–2005)
Tim Weaver (2006–2012)
Bill Garvey (2013–2021)
Brandon Robinson (2022– )

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