H. J. Nossek
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1893 Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1965 (aged 72) Lodi, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1920 | Springfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923 | Doane |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1924 | Doane |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1923–1924 | Doane |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4 (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 | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane Tigers (Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference) (1923) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Doane | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
| Doane: | 3–4 | 3–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–4 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "New Coach Experienced In College Athletics". The Doane Owl. Crete, Nebraska. September 12, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Dr. Harry J. Nossek". The Day. New London, Connecticut. September 10, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Dr. Harry Nossek Dies in Lodi Office". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. September 8, 1965. p. 48. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; H.J. Nossek". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 17, 2026.