{"id":4447,"date":"2014-12-05T21:19:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T21:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2020-01-31T16:26:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T16:26:25","slug":"scoreboard-donations-honor-edor-nelson-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2014\/12\/05\/scoreboard-donations-honor-edor-nelson-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Scoreboard donations honor Edor Nelson &#8217;38"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/12\/140909-scoreboard.jpg\" alt=\"Edor Nelson Scoreboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/12\/140909-scoreboard.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/12\/140909-scoreboard-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>This summer, hundreds of Auggies of all ages gathered on Edor Nelson Field to celebrate the 100th birthday of legendary Augsburg College athlete, coach, and instructor <strong><span class=\"s1\">Edor Nelson \u201938<\/span><\/strong>, who led the Auggie football and baseball teams during a career that spanned four decades. His birthday festivities corresponded with the dedication of a new, state-of-the-art video scoreboard in his honor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Ten days later, Edor passed away. He was honored in a memorial service on September 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cFew people in Augsburg\u2019s history could claim as long and lasting an impact on this college as Edor Nelson,\u201d said Augsburg College President Paul Pribbenow. \u201cHe touched the lives of many here at Augsburg through his years as football coach, his years as baseball coach, and his support in building the wrestling and men\u2019s hockey programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Augsburg Athletic Director <strong><span class=\"s1\">Jeff Swenson \u201979 <\/span><\/strong>said, \u201cI\u2019m so grateful that we had a chance to honor Edor on his 100th birthday. It\u2019s an event that all of us in the Augsburg community will remember forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">Bruce Nelson \u201971<\/span><\/strong>, current president of Augsburg\u2019s A-Club service organization, said that his father\u2019s support of athletes extended far beyond the playing field and graduation. This is why lead donors for the scoreboard project, <strong><span class=\"s1\">Dan \u201965 and Alice Anderson, Rick \u201974 and Nancy Colvin, Rick \u201972 and Tammie Ekstrand, Harvey \u201952 and Joanne (Varner) \u201952 Peterson, Mark \u201953 and Jean Raabe, Alan Rice<\/span><\/strong>, and many others, chose to donate to the project to honor their coach and mentor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Fundraising efforts for the new scoreboard have not yet met a $300,000 goal. To make a gift honoring Edor, contact Keith Stout, assistant vice president of major gifts, at <strong><span class=\"s1\">612- 330-1616 <\/span>or <span class=\"s1\">s&#116;&#x6f;&#x75;t&#107;&#x40;&#x61;u&#103;&#115;&#x62;&#x75;r&#103;&#x2e;&#x65;d&#117;<\/span><\/strong>. Donors to the scoreboard will be listed on a special plaque to be installed later this academic year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">In his 100 years, Edor represented true Auggie spirit as a soldier, educator, father, husband, and coach. Consider honoring his legacy with a philanthropic gift to athletics that will positively influence Auggies of tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, hundreds of Auggies of all ages gathered on Edor Nelson Field to celebrate the 100th birthday of legendary Augsburg College athlete, coach, and instructor Edor Nelson \u201938, who led the Auggie football and baseball teams during a career that spanned four decades. 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