N. M. Jorgensen Explained

N. M. Jorgensen
Birth Date:	23 October 1909
Birth Place:	Ucon, Idaho, U.S.
Death Place:	Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Coach Years1:	1939–1940
Coach Team1:	Defiance
Admin Years1:	1947–1963
Admin Team1:	East Carolina
Overall Record:	1–11–1

Nephi Moroni Jorgensen (October 23, 1909 – January 11, 1988) was an American football coach and college athletic administrator.^[1] He served as the head football coach at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio from 1939 to 1940. In 1947 Dr. Jorgensen became the first athletic director at East Carolina Teachers College, which later became East Carolina University .He served in this position until 1963.^[2] He was inducted into the first class of the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1974.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nephi M. Jorgensen, Ph.D. 1909-1988: A Big Man. la84 foundation. May 27, 2022.
2. News: April 18, 1947. Dr. Nephi M. Jorgensen To Direct Physical Education Program. The Teco Echo. 3. May 27, 2022.
3. Web site: ECU Athletics Hall of Fame . East Carolina University Athletics - Official Website . . May 27, 2022.
4. Web site: Old politics impaired ECU Hall of Fame . Peele . Woody . May 9, 2005 . Bonesville: The Authoritative Independent Voice of East Carolina . May 27, 2022.