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Duane Nelson HOF

Duane "Dewey" Nelson

  • Class
    1950
  • Induction
    1983
  • Sport(s)
    Tennis, Basketball
Basketball and tennis star at MSU...Four-time All-Conference performer in basketball...Captain of the 1950 MSU squad...Leading scorer three of his four seasons...Member of the 1946-50 conference championship teams...1947 team was 20-4 and national runnerup...1950 team was 21-5...Great athlete at Mankato High who won eight letters while playing basketball, football and track...MSU tennis lettermen in 1949-50...First MSU basketball player to score 300 points in one season and 1,000 points in a career...Has coached high school football, basketball and tennis and reached the century club for coaches with over 100 HS tennis victories.
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