Garland Nevitt

Garland Nevitt
Nevitt pictured in Chippewa 1920, Central Michigan yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1887-02-28)February 28, 1887
Kansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 1970 (aged 83)
Playing career
Baseball
1911–1913Battle Creek Crickets
1914–1915St. Thomas Saints
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Central Michigan
Basketball
1919–1920Central Michigan
Baseball
1918–1920Central Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall2–2–3 (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. 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] Nevitt was a vegetarian and non-smoker.[2]

Early life

A member of the Lenape tribe who also had African-American heritage, Nevitt was born in 1887 in Kansas.[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Michigan Normalites (Independent) (1919)
1919 Central Michigan 2–2–3
Central Michigan: 2–2–3
Total: 2–2–3

References

  1. ^ "Garland Nevitt". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Indian Catcher is Vegetarian". The Toronto World. April 14, 2016. p. 8. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Catcher, "Chief," coach: Garland Nevitt makes history at CMU". Central Michigan University. Retrieved February 18, 2023.


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