Garland Nevitt

Garland Nevitt
	Nevitt pictured in Chippewa 1920, Central Michigan yearbook
Biographical details
Born	February 28, 1887; Oklahoma
Died	August 1970 (aged 83)
Playing career
Baseball
1911–1913	Battle Creek Crickets
1914–1915	St. Thomas Saints
Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919	Central Michigan
Basketball
1919–1920	Central Michigan
Baseball
1918–1920	Central Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall	2–2–3 (football); 10–5 (basketball); 14–12–1 (baseball)

Garland "Chief" Nevitt (February 28, 1887 – August 1970)^[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University for one season in 1919, compiling a record of 2–2–3. He also coached the basketball team at Central Michigan that year to a 10–5 record. A member of the Lenape tribe, Nevitt was born around 1890 in Oklahoma. He played Minor League Baseball with the Battle Creek Crickets of the Southern Michigan League from 1911 to 1913 and with the St. Thomas Saints of the Canadian League from 1914 to 1915.^[2]

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall
Central Michigan Normalites (Independent) (1919)
1919	Central Michigan	2–2–3
Central Michigan:		2–2–3
Total:		2–2–3

References

^ "Garland Nevitt". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "Indian Catcher is Vegetarian". The Toronto World. April 14, 2016. p. 8. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] "Garland Nevitt". Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[2] "Indian Catcher is Vegetarian". The Toronto World. April 14, 2016. p. 8. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

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