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    • Source: Ned Nelson
    • Ned Nelson (January 11, 1911 – October 2, 1977) was an American college baseball and basketball player.


      Education


      In 1927, Nelson was a student at Ballard High School in Seattle. While there, he played basketball as a center.


      Baseball


      Nelson was elected to the University of Washington Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1931 he became the first Washington Husky to be named an All-American at first base. In addition, he led the Huskies to 3 North Division titles from 1930 to 1932.


      Basketball


      Nelson was a 3-year starter on the UW basketball team. In 1931 he rounded out the starting 5 that won Washington's first Pacific Coast Conference championship.


      Personal life


      On July 25, 1936, Nelson married Helen Blake at St. John's Episcopal Church in Olympia. Her father was Bruce Blake, a justice of the Washington Supreme Court. She died from infantile paralysis (polio) on September 17 that year during an outbreak of the disease in the Pasco region where they lived.


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