{{short description|American football coach (1937–2025)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Niles Nelson | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|7|4}} | birth_place = Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|2|19|1937|7|4}} | death_place = Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 1955–1958 | player_team1 = Maine | player_positions = End | coach_years1 = {{Circa|1960s}} | coach_team1 = Maine (assistant) | coach_years2 = 1966–1968 | coach_team2 = Florida State (assistant) | coach_years3 = ? | coach_team3 = Millis HS (MA) | coach_years4 = ? | coach_team4 = Dennis-Yarmouth HS (MA) | coach_years5 = ?–1977 | coach_team5 = South Mecklenburg HS (NC) | coach_years6 = 1978–1980 | coach_team6 = Orono HS (ME) | coach_years7 = 1981–1984 | coach_team7 = Rhode Island (OC/OL) | coach_years8 = 1985–1986 | coach_team8 = Bangor HS (ME) | coach_years9 = 1996–1998 | coach_team9 = Nichols (OC/OL) | coach_years10 = 1999 | coach_team10 = Nichols (DC) | coach_years11 = 2000 | coach_team11 = The Citadel (assistant) | coach_years12 = 2001–2003 | coach_team12 = Methodist (OL) | coach_years13 = 2004–2008 | coach_team13 = Husson (DC) | coach_years14 = 2009–2010 | coach_team14 = Husson | overall_record = 5–14 (college) | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = All-Yankee Conference (1958) | coaching_records = }} '''Niles Herbert Nelson''' (July 4, 1937 – February 19, 2025)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2025 |title=Niles Nelson; July 4, 1937 — February 19, 2025 |url=https://www.brookingssmith.com/obituaries/niles-nelson |access-date=May 21, 2025 |website=Brookings-Smith}}</ref> was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Husson University in Bangor, Maine from 2009 to 2010. He became the program's second head coach in 2009 after the surprising resignation by Gabby Price, the first head coach who had served since 2003. Nelson was fired after the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mahoney |first=Larry |title=Husson fires football coach Nelson |url=https://www.bangordailynews.com/2010/11/08/sports/husson-fires-football-coach-nelson/ |newspaper=Bangor Daily News |location=Bangor, Maine |date=November 8, 2010 |access-date=July 24, 2023 }}</ref>
Nelson earned his Ph.D. in Physical Education at Florida State University, where he also served as a graduate assistant coach for the Seminoles football team. He has coached at both the high school and collegiate levels, with stops including Rhode Island, Methodist, The Citadel, and Nichols.
Nelson died on February 19, 2025, in Anderson, South Carolina, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.<ref name=":0" /> He was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, who died in 2021.<ref name=":0" />
==Head coaching record== ===College=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Husson Eagles | conf = Eastern Collegiate Football Conference | startyear = 2009 | endyear = 2010 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2009 | name = Husson | overall = 4–5 | conference = 3–3 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2010 | name = Husson | overall = 1–9 | conference = 1–6 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Husson | overall = 5–14 | confrecord = 4–9 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 5–14 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }}
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