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A two-time All-MIAC pitcher in baseball, Nelson competed for two season at Augsburg and compiled a 20-8 record with 158 strikeouts. He has a3.01 earned-run average in 1985 and 3.84 ERA in 1986. That season, Nelson set an NCAA Division III record for most complete games in a season with 15, a record that still stands (the record was tied in 1999). He was business finance major at Augsburg. After his Augsburg days, he worked for Equifax Services for 15 years, and for Employers Association in Plymouth, Minnesota, for the past five years as manager of reference and background investigation services. He has worked as a youth sports coach in both soccer and basketball, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Rogers (Minn.) Area Youth Baseball Association. He served as a basketball official for 15 years, and still plays football in the spring and summer. Nelson and his wife Cindy have three daughters – Erin, Emily, and Sarah – and live in Rogers, Minnesota
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