Nelson Vinal

Nelson Corrie Vinal


Born:
March 8, 1925
Jacksonville FL

Died:
March 10, 1998
Jacksonville FL


Career
Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Military)
1946-47 Stetson University (College)
1947-48 Jackson Senators (SPBL)
1948-49 Jacksonville JC - Florida (College)
1950-51 University of Florida (College)
1951-52 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Assistant coach
1952-53 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Gibbs Vikings / Shipbuilders - Jacksonville (Independent)
1954-55 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1958-59 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Robert E. Lee High School - Jacksonville (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Jacksonville University (College) Assistant coach
1970-71 Jacksonville University (College) Assistant coach

A Jacksonville, Florida, native, 5'9 Vinal played basketball while in the U.S. Navy during World War 2. After the war, he attended Stetson but dropped in 1947. He would go on to play with the Jackson Senators of the Southern League, and in the following year returned home to Jacksonville to attend the local community college. Apparently the Southern League didn't hamper his eligibility because he would later play for the University of Florida before finishing his educations and coach the team at Lee HS in his home town. AFter a long stint at Lee, he became the assistant coach at Jacksonville University and would eventually be appointed the Dade County Athletic Adinistrator.

Vinal died in 1998 a few days after his 73rd birthday.

Nelson was married to Doris and they had at least one daughter.


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