Nils V. "Swede" Nelson (1893-1985), a resident
of Winthrop, was a member of the unbeaten Harvard football team that defeated (7
to 6) Oregon in the 1920 Rose Bowl. He was a founding member in 1932 of The
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston and became a prominent cotton broker and public
speaker. The Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award is an American college football award
given annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to "the player who by his
conduct on and off the gridiron demonstrates a high esteem for the football code
and exemplifies sportsmanship to an outstanding degree" among northeastern
colleges and universities.
Wikipedia: Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award
Wikipedia: 1920 Rose
Bowl
World Heritage Encyclopedia: Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award
Gridiron
Club of Greater Boston
Memorial location: Pond Street Playground
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