H. J. Nossek

H. J. Nossek
Biographical details
Born(1893-02-09)February 9, 1893
Connecticut, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 1965(1965-09-07) (aged 72)
Lodi, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1920Springfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923Doane
Basketball
1923–1924Doane
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1924Doane
Head coaching record
Overall3–4 (football)
4–13 (basketball)

Harry Joseph Nossek (February 9, 1893 – September 7, 1965) was an American football and basketball coach, athletics administrator, educator, and physician. He was served as football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska for one season, in 1923, compiling a record of 3–4. Nossek was also the head basketball coach at Doane in 1923–24, tallying a mark of 4–13.

A native of New London, Connecticut, Nossek attended school in Lebanon, Ohio, and then the International YMCA College—now known as Springfield College—in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he played football for three years before graduating in 1923. That year, he was hired as the athletic director at Doane.[1]

Nossek served as a sergeant in the United States Army during World War I.[2] He graduated from the Los Angeles College of Medicine in 1931. He practiced medicine in Lodi, California. Nossek died on September 7, 1965, at his office in Lodi.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Doane Tigers (Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference) (1923)
1923 Doane 3–43–47th
Doane: 3–43–4
Total:3–4

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References

  1. ↑ "New Coach Experienced In College Athletics". The Doane Owl. Crete, Nebraska. September 12, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Harry J. Nossek". The Day. New London, Connecticut. September 10, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Harry Nossek Dies in Lodi Office". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. September 8, 1965. p. 48. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; H.J. Nossek". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
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