{{Short description|American football player (1939–2019)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography | name = Phil Nugent | number = 15 | position = Defensive back | birth_date = {{birth date|1939|8|16}} | birth_place = Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|26|1939|8|16}} | death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 195 | high_school = Lafayette (LA) | college = Tulane | draftyear = 1961 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 40 | afldraftyear = 1961 | afldraftround = 9 | afldraftpick = 65 | pastteams = * Denver Broncos (1961) | statleague = AFL | statlabel1 = Interceptions | statvalue1 = 7 | pfr = NugePh20 }}
'''Phil Harper Nugent'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NugePh20.htm|title=Phil Nugent|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> (August 16, 1939 – November 26, 2019) was an American professional football defensive back. He played for the Denver Broncos of the American Football League (AFL) during the 1961 AFL season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/philnugent/2522301/profile|title=Phil Nugent|publisher=National Football League|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref>
Nugent played quarterback at Tulane.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://espn1420.com/all-time-nfl-players-from-louisiana-phil-nugent/|title=All-Time NFL Players From Louisiana|first=Steve|last=Peloquin|website=SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420}}</ref> He died on November 26, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/houstonchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=phil-nugent&pid=194701324|title=Phil Nugent}}</ref>
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